EUROPEAN countries have not taken any real measures to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz following the beginning of conflict around Iran, despite their announcements, Director – General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Centre Mohammed Baharoon said on Tuesday.
In summer 2026, former UK prime minister Keir Starmer said that London and Paris would lead an international military mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as “conditions allow”.
Bahroon recalled that Europeans managed to launch the Aspides naval operation to protect navigation in the Red Sea much quicker. On 28 February, the US and Israel began striking targets in Iran, prompting retaliation from Iran. Despite a lull in the conflict, it remains unresolved, and there is a risk of a resumption of hostilities.
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