Why War in Iran Is Terrible News for Europe

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The US and Israel have attacked Iran, starting yet another conflict on Europe's doorstep and it's not anything Europe needed right now. In this video, we're going to explain why a wra in Iran is terrible news for Europe.

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Sources:

EU responses to US-Israeli attack on Iran:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-react-iran-us-israel-crisis/

French and British bases hit by Iranian drones:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/02/newsletter-world-on-knife-edge-as-us-israel-war-with-iran-risks-spillover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2r0q310e3o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/uk-airbase-raf-akrotiri-cyprus-suspected-drone-strike

E3 (France, Germany, UK) statement:
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/e3-statement-on-indiscriminate-iranian-attacks-on-countries-in-the-region-2409178

Keir Starmer statement on British involvement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-iran-1-march-2026

Italian defence minister stuck in Dubai:
https://www.ansa.it/english/newswire/english_service/2026/03/02/defence-minister-back-in-italy-after-getting-stranded-in-dubai_8d75d8d8-9a71-49de-9d98-0a6943212bd0.html

Tweets by Pedro Sanchez, Lindsey Graham, and Ursula von der Leyen:
https://x.com/sanchezcastejon/status/2027707726738923754
https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2027774010155536604
https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2027756878575362119

EU’s slow response:
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/missiles-at-dawn-an-eu-meeting-on-monday/

Dave Keating on risk to Cyprus’ rotating presidency:
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/war-comes-to-the-eus-doorstep-again

Risk/impact of gas disruption:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/qatar-stops-lng-production-at-world-s-top-plant-after-attack
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/iran-crisis-threatens-worst-disruption-in-gas-markets-since-2022
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/european-gas-jumps-25-as-iranian-crisis-threatens-global-flows
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/goldman-says-european-gas-could-jump-130-on-hormuz-disruption

ING on impact on Central/Eastern Europe:
https://think.ing.com/opinions/the-middle-east-conflict-is-affecting-cee-through-energy-prices/

Potential impact on oil prices:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/02/oil-prices-brent-iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-ftse-100-markets/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/02/oil-price-us-israel-iran-war-100-dollars-a-barrel-stock-markets-drop-travel-news-updates

How Russia could benefit:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-oil-price-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/indian-refiners-eye-russian-oil-again-as-iran-crisis-hits-supply

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