EU warns against escalation in the Middle East following reciprocal attacks between Iran and Israel [SOUND]

# The European Union has warned that a return to full-scale war in the Middle East would come at a tremendous cost to the entire region. Iran and Israel traded strikes in the worst flare-up of violence since the April ceasefire came into effect. EU Foreign Policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says the immediate priority is stopping the fighting, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and then using the time for longer discussions when it comes to the more difficult topics like nuclear: