European top diplomats are set to press US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to steer clear of any new escalation with Iran, at talks of the G7 group in Paris.
The meeting of ministers from the leading industrialised nations of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States will provide Europe and its allies with a chance to air preoccupations with their US counterpart.
Europeans are eager to see a resolution and shipping traffic return to normal in the Strait of Hormuz energy transit hub.
“We certainly cannot afford any military escalation at this point,” says German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, adding the G7 talks would “focus on identifying ways to ensure it is indeed avoided”.
