# Norway’s foreign minister tells Al Jazeera the US war on Iran was not ‘smart’

https://mins.news/en/item/21732

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 01:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/14/aje-onl-nf_norways-fm-us-war-on-iran-was-not-smart-130826?traffic_source=rss

> Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says the war against Iran failed to meet its initial objectives and instead strengthened hardliners in Tehran. He calls for the prewar freedom of navigation in the open Strait of Hormuz to be restored and urges an end to the conflict.

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