US EditionEU Urges 'All Sides to Step Back' After US Strikes Iran
- On June 13, Israel initiated a major airstrike operation targeting Iran, which led Tehran to retaliate by launching missiles at Israel.
- The United States joined the conflict on Saturday by striking three Iranian nuclear sites aiming to destroy Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity.
- EU leaders, including Kaja Kallas and Ursula von der Leyen, called for de-escalation and renewed dialogue, highlighting diplomacy as the only viable path to resolve the crisis.
- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described the US strike as a serious escalation in an already volatile region and cautioned that the situation might quickly spiral beyond control.
- EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on June 23 to discuss the Middle East, reflecting continued commitment to de-escalation and diplomatic engagement.
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The US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities is likely to determine today's meeting of EU foreign ministers, but the EU's influence in the region is limited by Jakob Mayr.
The EU, cut off from outside Trump, has been able to complete the attack on nuclear sites, now pushes for us to return to the table. Macron: "Let the tr...
EU renews call for diplomacy after US strikes on Iran
After EU top diplomats met the Iranian Foreign Minister in Geneva on Friday, hopes for deescalation appeared to rise. But Europe was left shell-shocked after Trump launched strikes on Iran just two days after hinting he was weighing the option.
The European Union insists that diplomacy, not bombs, is the only way to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, exacerbated alarmingly after the US bombing of three nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday night. “Diplomacy remains the only way to achieve peace and security in the Middle East,” wrote European Council President António Costa on social networks, where he has expressed “deeply alarmed” at the serious turn in the situation. Continue…
As the situation continues in the Middle East after the American strikes against Iran and Tehran's response against Israel, several Belgian politicians, including Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, call for restraint. All insist on the urgency of a diplomatic solution to avoid a regional escalation. ...
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