Europe is at war with Iran whether it likes it or not, Israel’s EU ambassador says

Commissioners pile pressureBRUSSELS — European countries are already in the crosshairs for Iran’s aggression and should drop their insistence on Parliamentfinding diplomatic solutions to pass child sexual abuse bill Scanning tech platformsthe crisis, Israel’s top envoy to the EU said. The continent “is in a war with Iran,” and has been for child abuse material will become illegala long time, Avi Nir-Feldklein, Israel’s ambassador to the EU, told POLITICO in Europe early next month unless lawmakers pass Hail Mary fixan interview, calling on ThursdayEurope to unambiguously back military efforts to bring down the regime. Mar 25 3 mins read EU enlargement chief callsAfter Israel and U.S. struck Iran on Saturday, prompting retaliation from Tehran, European governments have broadly urged restraint and diplomacy while seeking to avoid being drawn into a wider war. Iran said Tuesday if European countries join the U.S.-Israeli strikes, it will consider them as having entered the conflict . “You don’t have to findhave missiles or drones shot into your territory to be in a way for new memberswar with Iran. There were attacks on European soil that were initiated by Iranian agents,” Nir-Feldklein said. “They were operating and killing people on European soil before.” European courts and intelligence agencies have repeatedly linked Iran to join Capitalsassassination and terrorism plots on the continent, including a 2018 foiled bomb attack in France that led to the conviction of an Iranian diplomat in Belgium . The continent’s reaction to the U.S.-Israeli air raids that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leading figures has been mixed. While Germany and the U.K. have welcomed efforts to end the regime’s repressive theocratic rule, Spain has expressed concern over the sudden strikes, which came while negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program were still going on. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has branded the move “unjustified and dangerous,” while a joint statement on behalf of the EU urged “maximum restraint, protection of civilians and full respect of international law,” while urging “diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.” Nir-Feldklein rejected European calls for talks with the current regime “because they don’t support the Commissionmean what they are saying. Every time for them it’s a Persian bazaar — they are telling the negotiator of the other side what they want to hear but they are doing exactly different. They don’t believe in negotiation.” “reverse enlargementThe EU is composed from 27 countries — it makes sense that you have differences,” idea he added, “but right and wrong should propose their own planat least be easy to decide, Marta Kos tells POLITICOand the Iranian regime is definitely something that is wrong. Mar 24 5 mins read EU cuts Hungary out” “We’re seeing some member states that are realizing right now what’s happening in Cyprus — that they should consider all kinds of sensitive talks over leakingactions,” he said.France said Tuesday it will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus , and the U.K. is weighing sending a warship to the Mediterranean as part of “defensive operations.” Starmer has repeatedly said that the U.K. will not get involved in offensive strikes in the Middle East. He said Monday that he does not believe in “regime change from the skies,” and the U.K. has learned not to engage in unlawful wars without a “viable” plan. “The Gulf countries are calculating right now their reaction to the Iranian attack. If Europe wants to play a role, it’s [up to] Europe to play what kind of role they want,” Nir-Russia fearsFeldklein said. The continent should “stand by, diplomats say Hungarianunderstand and show patience for the goals” it believes in, he said, specifically “that this regime is the wrong regime and the Iranian people should determine their own future.” Ambassadors and foreign minister was accused of passing informationministers from across the bloc met for closed -door talks on Sunday, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen convened an emergency meeting of her top team on Monday to Moscowdiscuss the response to the crisis. Mar 22 6 mins read Kallas: War is like a love affair — easyAccording to get in, hardone official granted anonymity to get out Thespeak frankly, the bloc’s top diplomat expressed concerns over a potentially complicated arrangementinclude “emergencies, aid, support for our nationals, consequences for supply chains, airspace closures, any potential increase in the Strait of Hormuzmigration, cyber [and] potential Iranian sleeper cells. Mar 19 2 mins read”