EU shows 'no appetite' to expand naval mission in Mideast

Mar 16, 2026 - 22:00
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EU shows 'no appetite' to expand naval mission in Mideast
A woman in a blue and white patterned shirt stands at a podium to speak. THe background behind her says "Council of the European Union".

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says despite U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal for other countries to help police the Hormuz Strait, there is "no appetite" to change the EU's current mission in the region, which consists of a fleet patrolling the Red Sea to protect transiting ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group.