European Leaders Welcome U.S.-Iran Ceasefire, Commit to Maritime Security in the Strait of Hormuz

In a joint statement issued on April 8, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, German President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and Portuguese President of the European Council António Costa formally welcomed the two-week ceasefire concluded between the United States and Iran today.