Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: European leaders have rejected direct involvement in the US-Israeli military operations against Iran, wary of getting sucked into an unpredictable conflict whose aims they do not fully understand and are unpopular with their own citizens.
European governments say they do not want to enter a war on which they were given no say and where they cannot see the endgame.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told lawmakers in his country that Iran must not be allowed to pose a threat to its neighbours but expressed doubts about the rationale behind the US-Israeli war.
Spain Prime Minister Sanchez denounced the attacks on Iran as reckless and illegal.
Starmer has said Britain was working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
France has sought to put together a coalition to secure the strait once the security situation stabilises, and without a US role.
