‘De-escalation’: Europe hesitates as US pushes for Hormuz naval mission

The UK and France are not seeking confrontation with Iran in the US-Israeli war largely rejected by Europe, say analysts. The United States has spent months trying to forge an international naval coalition to escort vessels through the embattled Strait of Hormuz.

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