Top EU Neocon Kaja Kallas is against war, well, she’s against war that does not benefit her. “We don’t need another war in this region. We already have a lot,” Kallas said in regard to US and Iran tensions.
Europe is facing an existential crisis over Russia, and Kallas herself has repeatedly framed Moscow as the primary enemy whose very existence threatens the entire continent. That position has dominated EU policy for years, with enormous political, military, and financial capital already committed to Ukraine and the confrontation with Russia. In that light, her warning that “the region does not need a new war” if tensions with Iran escalate is less about humanitarian restraint and more about geopolitical prioritization.
Europe has been pouring funding, weapons, and political capital into the Ukrainian conflict, and the last thing Brussels wants is the United States shifting military attention to the Middle East. If Washington becomes consumed by Iran, the burden of confronting Russia shifts back onto Europe, which is economically and militarily unprepared to handle it alone. Europe has been scheming ways to defend itself without the US, but the truth of the matter is that US protection has been embedded in every defense mechanism since the end of World War II.
Kallas even acknowledged that Iran is currently in a weakened position and that this moment should be used for diplomacy rather than escalation. “We should really be using this time to find a diplomatic solution,” Kallas commented, yet, simultaneously refuses to acknowledge any possibility of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
EU Neocons do not want their top financier to stretch its finances and manpower. Worse, the EU certainly does not want to provide its own resources to assist its ally in combating a conflict in the Middle East.