European Maritime Security Mission In Gulf Stumbles After U.K. Joins American Op

The U.K.’s decision under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to join the U.S. maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf has hindered European efforts to set up their own operation, reports Reuters. In July, France and the U.K. proposed a European-led task force that would be independent of Washington to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Other European countries supported the move out of concern that a...