EU Demands Hormuz Stability, Says It Will Not Be ‘Blackmailed’ Into War

European leaders urged a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to attacks on water and energy infrastructure as they gathered in Brussels on Thursday, with the war in the Middle East driving up energy prices and raising fears of a new refugee crisis. In a joint statement, 27 EU leaders said they were closely watching the conflict’s widening

EU asks for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and no more strikes on energy, water sites

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war. All heads of the 27 European Union nations known collectively as the European Council issued a joint statement Thursday

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