European Council Demands Iran Restore Hormuz Navigation, End Regional Attacks
๐ช๐บ BRUSSELS โ The EU speaks while Araghchi is still in the room down the hall. ๐ LOOK CLOSER: The European Council entering publicly on Hormuz shifts the pressure architecture โ Tehran now faces US shuttle talks and EU institutional condemnation simultaneously. Brussels controls sanctions relief and trade normalization, both part of any durable deal. A formal Council text narrows Pezeshkian's room to frame concessions as bilateral with Washington only.