Exclusive-EU seeks diplomatic solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas says

March 17, 2026 4:55 AM EDT

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas speaks during a closing press conference at a European Union Energy and Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Omar Havana

BRUSSELS, March ‌17 (Reuters) - ​European ​Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas ‌said on Tuesday diplomatic ways ⁠have to be found ‌in order to ‌keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as U.S. ​President Donald Trump calls on allies to ⁠send warships there to secure transit ​amid the war in Iran.

"Nobody is ready to ​put their people ‌in harm's way in the Strait ⁠of Hormuz. We have to find diplomatic ways ⁠to keep this open so ​that we don't have a food crisis, fertilizers crisis, energy ‌crisis as well," Kallas said in an ‌interview with Reuters.

(Reporting ⁠by Andrew ‌Gray; Writing ​by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Bart ‌Meijer)



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