US EditionWorld Leaders Urge Return to Talks After U.S. and Israeli Strikes Kill Iranian Leader
European leaders call for restraint and renewed talks amid U.S. and Israeli strikes, aiming to prevent regional war and uphold international law, officials said.
- Britain, France and Germany urged renewed U.S.-Iran talks and condemned Iranian attacks after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday triggered emergency European security meetings.
- European Union leaders emphasised diplomacy on Saturday, citing concerns about Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programs and urging restraint to protect civilians and respect international law.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired the U.K. government emergency committee on Saturday, while the German government’s crisis management team was due to meet after receiving notice Saturday morning.
- Russia's Foreign Ministry called the strikes `a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state` and demanded diplomacy, while the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons warned they are `totally irresponsible` and risk escalation and proliferation.
- The developments raise the risk of a wider Middle East war as the European Union’s foreign policy chief warned that Iran’s missile and nuclear programs, support for terror groups, and failed negotiations could lead to `a new, extensive war in the Middle East`, EU officials said.
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World leaders urge return to talks after U.S. and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader
BRUSSELS — World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region and
France-Germany-UK's balancing act in response to US-Israeli offensive against Iran
In a joint statement indicating a form of tacit support without offensive participation, France, Germany and the United Kingdom stressed that they had not participated in the strikes against Tehran and criticized the Iranian attacks against countries in the region.
BRUSSELS. – In the midst of an escalation threatening to spread the conflict in the Middle East, Britain, France and Germany this Saturday called for the resumption of negotiations between the United States and Iran and condemned the Iranian attacks against countries in the region, although they avoided speaking out on the bombings launched by Washington and Tel Aviv against Iranian territory.In a joint statement, the British Prime Minister, Kei…
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
World leaders react cautiously to U.S. and Israeli strikes, death of Khamenei
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