Brussels 19.03.2026 Today leading European nations and Japan issued a joint statement, saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and would take steps to stabilise energy markets. Joint statement from the leaders of 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇯🇵 on Strait of Hormuz— “We express…
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Switzerland: U.S.-Israel violate international law
Strasbourg 08.03.2026 Swiss Defense Minister Martin Pfister criticized the United States and Israel for airstrikes against Iran, saying their actions, along with those of Tehran, violated international law, SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported on Sunday, Anadolu reports. BREAKING: Switzerland says US-Israeli attacks on Iran 'a violation of international law' 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/8t6RYvYZVK pic.twitter.com/soHSafEDZC — Al Jazeera…
Baghdad: Anti-American protestors dispersed
02.03.2026 Iraqi riot police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters and mourners near the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds gathered to express grief and outrage after a US-Israeli attack killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters who had gathered outside…
Cyprus: Iran missiles long flight
Brussels 01.03.2026 Two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, British Defence Secretary John Healey said on today but were intercepted. The island is home to two British military bases. 🔴 Iran fired ballistic missiles towards Cyprus where Britain has a military base, the Defence Secretary said Follow the latest updates below 🖇️https://t.co/B6oFz7tz4y…
Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz
Brussels 28.02.2026 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration called on US-flagged commercial vessels to keep clear of the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters amid the ongoing of the significant military escalation in the region. This will affect the entire world including Pakistan as oil prices will skyrocket globally as Iran officially declares the…
Iran: EU calls for “maximum restraint”
Brussels 28.02.2026 The Joint Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on developments in Iran reads as follows: The developments in Iran are greatly concerning. We remain in close contact with our partners in the region. We reaffirm our steadfast commitment to safeguarding regional security and stability. Ensuring nuclear safety and preventing any…
U.S. fleet in Gulf of Oman
Brussels 26.01.2026 A United States aircraft carrier strike group is heading towards the Gulf while tensions build with Iran. The U.S. military last deployed a major build-up in the Middle East in June last year days before striking three Iranian nuclear sites during Israel’s 12-day war against Ayatollah’s regime. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC)…
Iran: France-Germany-UK plus EU call to de-escalate
Brussels 18.06.2025 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, together with the High Representative of the European Union, had a phone conversation with their Iranian counterpart on Monday, 16 June 2025, regarding the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, reads the statement issued by the European External Acton Service. E3…
Iran “enrichment capabilities still exit”
Brussels 18.06.2025 A top IDF official acknowledged for the first time that while Israel has destroyed Natanz’s above-ground nuclear facilities, the military is unsure whether it succeeded in destroying Iran’s uranium-enriching centrifuge fleet at the Natanz underground facility. (Image: illustration). Previously the IDF had said that it had succeeded in striking and destroying both the…
EU believes in diplomacy
Brussels 15.06.2026 A couple of hours before the hypersonic missile strike on Haifa, Israel, the EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas issued the following statement: “The European Union is following very closely the situation in the Middle East and expresses its deepest concern at the dangerous escalation that threatens to destabilise the Middle East following Israeli…
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