Europe’s worry is that a wider conflict in the Middle East could trigger deep economic and political disruption on the Continent itself
Berlin appears to have concluded that sitting down with Vladimir Putin would be more productive than a trip to Washington, on paper still Germany’s most important ally.
In 2003, the Iraq War created a deep rift between the U.S. and both Germany and France, but other European allies, including the U.K., Italy and Spain, readily joined what became known as a “Coalition of the Willing.” So far, American efforts to convince Europeans of the bright side of Soleimani’s killing have been met with dropped jaws.
On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron, who tried in vain last year to bring Trump and the Iranian leadership together, spent about an hour on the phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Macron So far, American efforts to convince Europeans of the bright side of Soleimani’s killing have been met with dropped jaws.
As frustrated as Europe’s leaders are with what they perceive as Trump’s go-it-alone strategy, their own Iran strategy has gone nowhere.
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