European Council President urges diplomacy, freedom of navigation through Hormuz amid West Asia conflict

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45% : Costa also underlined that the European Union has urged Iran to cease its attacks against regional countries and to permit the restoration of full freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime route for global energy supplies.
43% : "As I stressed in my recent call with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, the European Union urges Iran to immediately put an end to its attacks against countries in the region and to allow for the reestablishment of full freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
17% : " Pezeshkian further directed criticism towards the European Union for failing to denounce the ongoing military actions and characterised the offensive as a "flagrant violation of the rule of law" and a direct "assault on all the principles and rules" traditionally upheld by the EU.
15% : In response, Antonio Costa assured that EU member states "never supported the aggression against Iran," viewing such actions as a breach of "international laws and regulations."

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