The British government’s proposal for an international fleet to patrol
the Strait of Hormuz to protect oil tankers has gotten some preliminary
support, with diplomats saying France, Italy, and Denmark all gave some preliminary support.
That’s not to say those nations are going to provide any warships to
this operation. Iran has promised to protect the Strait of Hormuz going
forward, in comments with France, and that likely being done with an eye
toward convincing France there is no crisis to get involved in.
Britain came up with this proposal after last week, when Iran captured a
British oil tanker in the Strait. Though British officials acted like
this was out of the blue, in reality Britain had seized an Iranian
tanker earlier this month, and this was retaliation.
The proposal for an EU-led fleet that Britain offered mirrors a
long-standing US proposal, except that US officials insisted that
America would be in charge of a foreign-provided fleet. The US got no
support, but Britain is getting a little, at least from EU nations.
Typical Europe. Will lose all of what is left of its economy, human potential and prestige. Little by little, blow is received by degrees.
All the EU is supposed to be supporting Iran against the illegal actions of the USA.
Seems to me Iran is doing this .And I feel they have been doing a good enough job for people that follow the rules .
Like I said before, the EU will join in. They don’t mind an Iran war as long as they don’t get blamed for starting it. When the US starts seizing Iran oil tankers in the Gulf in a de facto blockade, the EU will be right there while still claiming they want “diplomacy.” It’s all a scam.
Iran has to play along, otherwise it will get blamed for the diplomacy “failure.” It’s a win-win game for the EU and a losing game for Iran.