Europe’s Gulf drift has run out of road

On June 29, France thought it had found its way back into the Strait of Hormuz. Hours after French President Emmanuel Macron and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said agreed in Paris to clear the strait’s mines and guarantee “free and unconditional” passage, Tehran killed the idea. Iran would demine alone, its deputy foreign [...] The post Europe’s Gulf drift has run out of road appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-07-02 06:09:02