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Monday, June 23, 2025
Potential Iranian closure of Strait of Hormuz would be ‘extremely dangerous’ — EU top diplomat
The EU’s top diplomat warns it would be “extremely dangerous” should Iran shut down the crucial Strait of Hormuz trading route over US strikes on its nuclear sites.
“Any Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be extremely dangerous,” Kaja Kallas says, as EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels for talks with the Iran-Israel conflict high on the agenda.
“Ministers are very much focused on the diplomatic solution, and also the concerns of retaliation and this war escalating are huge,” she says.
Foreign ministers remain focused on a diplomatic solution, but concerns about the war escalating are high.
Any Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be extremely dangerous.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓ pic.twitter.com/VeHwCyxdL4
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) June 23, 2025
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