EU Imposes New Iran Sanctions Over Hormuz Commercial Shipping Threats
🇪🇺 BRUSSELS — The EU built a new sanctions regime. Tehran will notice who signed it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Kallas invoking "Freedom of Navigation" signals EU moves from observer to actor — formally linking European energy exposure to Iran's Hormuz conduct. The late-May framework was prepared quietly; today's trigger makes it visible to Tehran. With Brent at $92, European governments absorbing energy inflation now have domestic cover to escalate pressure without joining US military operations.