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Squaring moral standing with strategic demands has always complicated European affairs and the situation unravelling in the Middle East has again confronted the EU with this time-old dilemma.
With Donald Trump recasting the transatlantic relationship in combative terms, the assault on Iran has revived previous grievances: Europe was not widely consulted on the decision to strike Tehran (which top EU capitals would surely have resisted on grounds of international law and concern for the fallout), nor were contingency plans in place for further turmoil in the region.
The US administration’s…
