EU plans to refocus ′Sophia′ naval mission on Libya

Following a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the EU's foreign policy chief has said EU countries have agreed to "refocus" the bloc's Mediterranean naval mission on enforcing an arms embargo on Libya.

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EU Gulf Naval Mission: Abu Dhabi picked as HQ for European naval mission to Gulf

A French naval facility in the United Arab Emirates is to be the base for a European mission to protect Persian Gulf shipping lanes, France has said. Attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have been blamed on Iran by the US Trump Administration. It must be noted, however, that the US was the sole co-signer of the International Nuclear Agreement Treaty with Iran. which pulled out of this agreement, which has resulted in the present confrontations and  hostilities with Iran. 

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