Very misleading title. Europe won't go to war against Iran.
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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They'll probably help to reopen the strait tho. France even has agreements that say so.
They'll probably help to reopen the strait tho.
But only after the war has ended and a diplomatic solution has been found And this context isn't provided here.
France and others are currently protecting the island of Cyprus which lies between Greece & Türkiye in the Mediterranean Sea ( it's like 2.200 km apart)
And despite not naming the US and Israel (because diplomatic statements are weird), it does include a explicit call for "all sides" to respect international law and a moratorium on striking energy and civilian infrastructure, which encompasses their actions, too.
Not that the wording isn't explicitly created to be served to Trump as appeasement, but it's also absolutely not what the headline or the article says it is.
It's a wsws link, did you expect factual reporting?
they will do a sparkly intervention instead
F*ck zionists, imperialist USA and its supporter
fuck USrael
I didn't read : I am tired of Europe. As a french citizen, I once was very proud of belonging to the European Union. Now it just feels like a sad burden. Our leaders (with the notable exception of Spain) are constantly running after trump or netanyahu most of the time on their knees. No backspine, no concern for anything but their own effing business. Macron, mertz, vanderlayen, they're just servants of the capitalism. They'll join that the war if they can make profit out of it.
I guess its good that you didn't give a click to wsws.org, no one should. But you'll be pleased to hear that the title is bullshit
The title is misleading, though.
The stock market is gonna be up bigly if they can move that oil.
Very much agree, frérot. 😔✊
Well good luck then. I mean I know Germans will gladly die for Israel, heck they went fascist for Israel already (guess being Nazis once wasn't enough), but Japan? Imagine getting mocked by Trump, being nuked by the US twice and then forever being little cucks of the US. Countries too weak to stand up against Trump are too weak to do anything. They might as well just tell their citizens they are subservient to a pedo.
Bro, EU isn't going to war. They are working on a clearance of the Hormuz, and only if us and Israel promise not to use drones and missiles over the area.
so... war with the country closing it?
Indeed. Pledging to keep the Strait of Hormuz open would likely be most easily accomplished by applying pressure on the US and Israel to de-escalate, and negotiating with Iran to get its cooperation. European military force isn't going to add anything that the US isn't already capable of.
Lol, they aren't going to war. 🤣 Iran is just going to let US allies come & take over the Straight of Hormuz on their behalf. They'll be welcomed as heroes.
They have litterally said they only go under "certain circumstaces" - which is not missiles and drones in the area. If there isn't made a deal before hand, no allys.
Yeah okay. Like I said good luck to them. You seem convinced, so let's see. The US would love nothing more to play a Netanyahu & put their troops in harm's way. Trump can promise all he wants but once they die for Israel as well then they'll get dragged in.