"Europeans are unwilling to deploy troops to secure the Strait of Hormuz, "because that adds them to the list of potential targets" for Iran, Charles Hecker, Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), told DW."
"At the end of the meeting she said that there was "no appetite" among member states to expand the EU's maritime mission to the Strait of Hormuz, "for now." Spiking energy prices across the continent, and ensuing energy crises have further imperiled the already frayed relationship between Europe and Washington."
""The only winner really out of the war on Iran right now is Russia," said Hecker. EU ministers also assessed how the conflict may deal a stronger hand to Russia, which could use the additional funding from its fossil fuel exports to supports its war in Ukraine."
At an EU foreign affairs ministers meeting in Brussels, President Trump's request for European allies to help secure oil and gas tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz became a central discussion point. Iran closed the strait in response to US-Israeli bombing campaigns. EU diplomats expressed reluctance to deploy military forces, fearing such action would make them targets for Iranian retaliation. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas acknowledged the bloc's interest in keeping the strait open but stated there was no appetite among member states to expand the EU's maritime mission there. Rising energy prices and potential energy crises strain Europe-US relations. Analysts note Russia benefits most from the conflict, potentially using increased fossil fuel export revenues to fund its war in Ukraine.
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