The EU’s Red Sea naval mission will be purely defensive, unlike the US-led one, Europe has said, amid concern the US and Iran are heading for a direct clash.
“Aspidus: It’s named after the ancient Greek word for shield. It’s a shield to act in a purely defensive mode to defend merchant vessels … it will not carry out any operations on land, only at sea,” said EU foreign relations chief Josep Borrell in Brussels on Wednesday (31 January).
Published by: euobserver.com
