Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, said Warsaw – long a stalwart US ally – had no plans to join such a mission. EU ministers also discussed whether the EU could expand its existing naval role in the region, but the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, signaled there was little support for changing the mandate of the current operation for now. While Ukraine remained on the agenda, the debate highlighted how rising tensions linked to Iran are competing for European attention and may shape further discussions at upcoming NATO and EU meetings in Brussels.