War with Iran? Count us out, Europe says | World News, The Indian Express

War with Iran? Count us out, Europe says | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Brussels |Updated: May 18, 2019 9:10:19 pm

War with Iran? Count us out, Europe says

Initially, not even pro-American Britain would go along with President Donald Trump’s administration, with officials defending a senior British general in the coalition fighting the Islamic State who said that there was no enhanced threat from Iran in Iraq and Syria.

FILE — John Bolton, the national security adviser, looks on from the background as President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on May 17, 2018. European government officials say they believe that Trump does not want a major war in the Middle East, but they also believe that Bolton does. (NYT)

By Steven Erlanger