'De-escalation': Europe hesitates as US pushes for Hormuz naval coalition
Quoted in Al Jazeera,
Neither UK nor France has much appetite for being drawn into a confrontation with Iran on behalf of others, particularly if there is no clear regional demand for it…
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Stephen Quillen, “'De-escalation': Europe hesitates as US pushes for Hormuz naval coalition,” Al Jazeera, 7 August 2026 (quoting H.A. Hellyer), https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/7/european-caution-slowing-us-push-for-hormuz-naval-coalition.
Quillen, S. (2026, August 7). 'De-escalation': Europe hesitates as US pushes for Hormuz naval coalition. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/8/7/european-caution-slowing-us-push-for-hormuz-naval-coalition
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