EU’s Kallas warns of ‘serious risk’ of renewed US-Iran escalation

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Monday of a serious risk of renewed escalation between the US and Iran, saying further confrontation would benefit neither side, Anadolu reports. “There is a serious risk of renewed escalation between the United States and Iran, and any new escalation would only have losers,” Kallas said at a news conference following the European Group of Five defense ministers’ meeting in Paris. Her remarks came as she outlined discussions on the Middle East, maritime security and European defense readiness. Kallas said the EU’s naval Operation Aspides was helping keep cargo and oil flowing through the Red Sea. “I want to thank France, Italy and Greece for their important contributions to this operation,” she said. […]