There are currently 11 requests from Iran’s neighbors, European states, and America for help in protection against aggression.

We have already responded to some of these requests with specific decisions and support.

We're also setting up, as we speak, a purely defensive mission. This is a support mission, the purpose of which is to work with other European and indeed non-European states.

The purpose is to provide escorts for container ships to gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is, of course, a passage for international trade but also a passage for oil and gas, which should be able to come out of the region.

This will all take place in good order, and we've started discussing this. This is a peaceful defensive mission; it's a support mission, but indeed it is essential for our economies and indeed for the global economy at large.