EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc's foreign ministers would hold "extraordinary" talks on Iran on Sunday, after United States and Israeli strikes on the country sparked retaliatory attacks. "I will convene an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council via video link on Sunday to address Iran and the rapidly unfolding events across the Middle
The long-simmering confrontation between Iran and Israel has once again exposed the fragility of the Middle East’s strategic balance. What has for years been a shadow conflict, waged through cyber operations, covert strikes and proxy militias, now risks hardening into something more direct and far more dangerous. At the centre of Israel’s posture stands
World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures to protect their citizens in the Middle East, with key leaders calling for a negotiated settlement between Iran and the U.S. Australia and Canada were more open in their
Donald Trump declared war on Iran on Saturday, saying the US would annihilate Iran's navy and army and telling Iranian soldiers to lay down their arms or "face certain death". The US President's call came in an eight-minute statement posted to social media, as bombs rained down on Iran's capital Tehran and other cities, in a joint US-Israel operation
The U.S. began "major combat operations in Iran," President Donald Trump said in a video on Truth Social. He said the objective is to defend the U.S. by "eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime." Trump called the attacks on Iran "a noble mission," saying they were necessary because of Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile systems
The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Friday it was allowing non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel "due to safety risks", adding that people who wished to leave should do so while flights were still available. The announcement follows repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike Iran, and with the United
