US EditionEU Leaders Call for Moratorium on Strikes Against Energy and Water ...
EU leaders urged halting attacks on Middle East energy and water sites to protect global supplies amid ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, citing potential years-long damage.
- The European Council in Brussels urged a moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities, the leaders of the 27 nations said in written conclusions of a summit in Brussels.
- Thursday, attacks on Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas facility in Qatar and South Pars gas facilities in Iran damaged key infrastructure, risking years of LNG exports.
- Aerial attacks have hit a Saudi refinery, forced United Arab Emirates gas facilities offline, and started fires at two Kuwaiti refineries, and Saul Kavonic, energy analyst at MST Financial, warned 'We are now well on the road to the doomsday gas-crisis scenario'.
- Brussels urged more assets for the Red Sea naval mission Aspides and the Atalanta counter‑piracy mission, welcoming efforts to ensure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not attack further Iranian energy facilities after speaking with US President Donald Trump, who warned of retaliation if strikes persisted.
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French foreign minister demands Iran make 'major concessions'
On a visit to Israel on Friday, Jean-Noël Barrot also repeated a European call for a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure after an Israeli bombardment of Iran's key gas field pushed up energy prices.
The European Union (EU) on Thursday called for a "moratorium" on strikes on energy and water facilities during the US-Israeli war with Iran.88
European Union (EU) leaders urged the warring parties on the 19th to impose a moratorium on attacks on energy facilities in the region, following heavy damage to oil and gas facilities in the Middle East caused by the fierce fighting between Israel and Iran. After a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, the EU leaders stated, “We urge all parties to de-escalate tensions, exercise maximum restraint, protect civilians and civilian facilities, and fully co…
The leaders of the European Union condemn "the indiscriminate military attacks of Iran against countries in the region." Meanwhile, Israel is launching a new wave of attacks on Iran.
EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes vs energy, water facilities in Middle East
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders called on Thursday for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.
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