Europe Hedges on Iran War as Washington's Traditional Allies Avoid Direct Military Engagement

America's long-standing European allies are hedging their engagement in U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, offering diplomatic support while carefully avoiding direct military involvement in a conflict many European leaders privately consider reckless. The tepid response exposes the widening gap between Washington and its traditional partners, who have grown increasingly skeptical of American military interventions under administrations of both parties but are particularly uneasy about the Trump administration's maximalist approach to Iran. For the U.S., Europe's reluctance means bearing a greater share of the military burden and the political risk, while for Europe, the hedging strategy risks alienating Washington at a moment when the continent's own security depends on American commitment to NATO.