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The EU has refused to send military assets to Hormuz because it is a war that is not its own

Trump has reiterated the idea of international partners participating in a military deployment that will unblock the strait.
24/06/2025 estrecho ormuz
Strait of Hormuz. Photo: EFE

European Union Foreign Ministers rejected on Monday the possibility of extending the mandate of the naval mission "Aspides" in the Strait of Hormuz. 

"This is not a European war, "said Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Affairs, at a press conference at the end of the Council of Ministers of the European Union." We have not started this war and the political objectives are not clear, "he stressed.

In any case, the Estonian politician has admittedthat "Europe's interests are directly at stake" in this conflict, and that Iran is now waging a "war on the world economy."

For his part, US President Donald Trump has criticized the "unwillingness" of international allies to engage in a "small" military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, while reiterating his criticism of NATO members and condemning their non-involvement in the operation proposed by Washington, which the US Army has supported for "40 years."

In a speech at the White House, Trump has reiterated the need for international partners to participate in a military deployment that will unblock the Strait of Hormuz. "We strongly recommend to other nations, whose economies depend on the Strait, much more than ours. We get less than 1% of our oil from the Strait, and some countries get much more."

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