EU Summit Addresses Growing Tensions with US Over Middle East Military Actions

The European Council summit in Brussels revealed increasing European discomfort with US military ambitions in the Strait of Hormuz. EU leaders are forming a new consensus to protect their sovereignty as relations with the United States appear severely strained. Council President António Costa noted that military escalation in the Middle East causes global instability, with negative consequences already felt in Europe. While some EU states initially welcomed US-Israeli actions against Iran, they now seek to avoid direct involvement in the conflict.