While the U.S. and U.K. carried out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday — in a bid to deter attacks on ships in the Red Sea — it remains to be seen whether there will be a meaningful EU involvement in the growing conflict.
So far there have been mixed responses from EU nations, reflecting disagreements within the bloc over the war between Israel and Hamas in besieged Gaza as well as broader tensions with Iran and other regional powers.
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, who is typically prolific on social media, had not commented on the recent airstrikes at the time of publication. POLITICO reached out to European External Action Services, the EU’s diplomatic service, prior to publication and did not receive a response.
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