EU military operation: Area should also include the sea off Iran. European warships should also be able to be used in the Strait of Hormuz as well as in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to accompany merchant ships.
The primary aim of the EU operation is to protect merchant ships from attacks by the militant Islamist Houthis from Yemen. The militia wants to force an end to the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip by shelling ships, which followed the unprecedented massacre by the Islamist Hamas in Israel on October 7th.