'Like buying a ticket to the Titanic': EU leaders reject Trump's Hormuz demands

17/03/2026 09:56 France 24

EU leaders have almost universally rejected US president Donald Trump’s demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the continent’s leaders strive to stay out of the war in the Middle East, with one French official going as far to say that participating now would be buying a ticket to the Titanic after it had begun sinking, reports France 24’s Dave Keating.

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