EU Considers Naval Action to Reopen Vital Strait of Hormuz

The European Union foreign ministers are discussing on Monday the potential to move an already operational mission in the Middle East region to try to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of the meeting. “We will discuss the Middle East... And there, the main topic will be how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open,” Kallas said. The EU, while receiving only 12% of Qatar’s LNG – which is now shut-in due to the war – is exposed to spiking natural gas prices…