European leaders expressed their concerns about the situation in the Gulf on the margins of the European Council on 20 and 21 June.
Tensions rose even higher on Thursday 20 June, when Iran shot down a US drone. While, according to Tehran, the aircraft was in its airspace, for Washington, it was in international airspace.
"We are following the situation closely and we are very concerned about the developments in the Gulf region", said European Council President Donald Tusk after the summit....