Wary of getting directly involved in a US-Israeli war with Iran, European countries are nevertheless joining the conflict following attacks on Western allies in Cyprus and the Gulf.
Underscoring their “defensive” objectives, several European countries have now pledged military aid to EU member Cyprus as the Middle East conflict intensifies and widens.
Some are also allowing the US military to use their bases under certain conditions, such as not using them to launch bombing attacks.
“We are not at war and we do not want to get involved in a war,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told RTL 102.5 radio on Thursday.
Here are the main military aid pledges from Europe so far: