Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czechia, Romania, Bahrain, Lithuania, Australia and United Arab Emirates on the Strait of Hormuz.
Nothing short of conquering Iran can protect the strait.
They must mean that.The use of weasel words to shirk clarity on commitment is a bit of an indicator that they don’t mean what you said.
I get the vibe that Europe isn’t interested in participation in another Afghanistan or Iraq war.
You must be right. Appropriate efforts would be to do nothing while Iran can hit the ships.