UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash has warned that any move by Iran to alter the status of the Strait of Hormuz would have severe global repercussions, including for Europe, and set a serious precedent.
Gargash said European countries should view Iranian control of the strait not as a distant problem, but as one directly tied to their energy and trade security.
"The European initiative on Hormuz is designed to kick in when the conflict is over, and we are not clear what the initiative would do once it is over," he said.
He added that the US has become "more central" in every Gulf country’s calculations since the Iran war.
