EU could snub US-Mideast meeting over Iran concerns

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries appear ready to snub an international conference on the Middle East in Poland next month over concerns it is part of a U.S. drive to ramp up pressure on Iran.
EU diplomats on Friday raised questions about the real agenda of the Feb. 13-14 conference, saying that it was organized at very short notice and noting that Iran does not appear to be invited.
An EU official says the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has other commitments