The European Union (EU) , key powers of the bloc and the United Kingdom (UK), have called for international law to be followed, and condemned Iran's regime, However, so far they have failed to articulate a common approach, and appeared divided , sidelined and ineffective as a major crisis unfolds in the Middle East with possible ramifications for Europe and the world. Yet  in the wake of  Iran's drone attack  on Cyprus — an EU territory — and the regime's ongoing strikes on assets in the Gulf