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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12276

18 June 2019
EXTERNAL ACTION / Gulf
Europeans will work to avoid an escalation of tensions, according to Ms Mogherini
Luxembourg, 17/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, announced on Monday 17 June that Europeans wanted to help calm the situation in Gulf of Oman. 

Two oil tankers – one Japanese, the other Norwegian – were targeted on 13 June, one month after four ships were struck. The United States has accused Iran of being behind the attacks. The EU urged restraint on 14 June, claiming that the region does not need to be further destabilised.

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