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2024-11-26 19:45
By Shahrokh Saei
ICC vs. Israel: A litmus test for European Union compliance
TEHRAN- Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former war minister Yoav Gallant have shaken the regime and some of its Western allies, particularly the United States, to the core.
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2024-11-23 21:54
Borrell: Hungary has to abide by the ICC warrant against Netanyahu
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said warrants by the International Criminal Court are binding for all of the bloc’s states.
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2024-11-22 01:24
EU says ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant 'binding'
Most world leaders, states and humanitarian organizations have praised the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue long-awaited arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ousted war minister Yoav Gallant.
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2024-10-03 19:02
EU: Further military intervention in Lebanon ‘has to be avoided’
Any ground invasion or other further military intervention in Lebanon by Israel “has to be avoided”, European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has said, according to Irish Times.
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2024-09-28 14:19
Saudi Arabia forms global alliance to push for Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia has formed a global alliance to push for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, said on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, Reuters reports.
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2024-09-25 19:39
Araqchi calls on EU to take a unified stance against Israeli aggression in West Asia
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has called upon the European Union (EU) to adopt a unified position to halt Israel's ongoing aggression in West Asia.
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2024-08-30 22:24
Borrell asks EU to consider sanctions on two Israeli ministers
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday he has asked EU members to consider imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers for "hate messages" against Palestinians.
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2024-08-29 13:21
EU tables sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers for hate crimes
The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has proposed sanctioning Israeli ministers for hate speech and incitement to war crimes, in another bid to toughen the bloc's response to Israel's war in Gaza.
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2024-08-28 23:26
Borrell warns over Israeli violations of holy sites
The EU foreign policy chief has warned that “regional stability is at stake” amid repeated violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem (al-Quds) by Israelis, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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2024-08-16 19:56
EU urges Israel to end 'unacceptable actions' in West Bank
The EU foreign policy chief has called on Israel to immediately stop the “unacceptable actions” of its settlers.
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2024-08-12 19:55
Borrell calls for sanctions against Ben-Gvir, Smotrich
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned statements made by Israeli ministers on cutting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
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2024-07-21 22:57
Borrell commends ICJ’s advisory opinion on Palestine
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful and needs to end is “largely consistent with EU positions”.
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2024-07-06 00:16
EU concerned over Israel's evacuation orders in Gaza
The EU on Friday voiced "deep concern" over Israel's evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, saying it is "creating a humanitarian crisis within the crisis."
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2024/05/26
By Matin Jamshidi
Israel finds itself in an unprecedented predicament
TEHRAN - Israel has come under unprecedented pressure for its mad war in Gaza. It may have not seen itself in such a predicament in its 75-year history.
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2024-05-24 23:05
Borrell warns Israel not to threaten ICC judges
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday some European countries were trying to intimidate International Criminal Court judges over a case against Israeli leaders, and must stop “meddling” and respect the court.
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2024-05-18 21:56
By Matin Jamshidi
Netanyahu wants entire Palestine
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows well that his proclaimed declaration of a “total victory” against Hamas will not come true.
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2024-05-17 16:27
Diplomatic fatigue and heavy strain, but what about the genocide?
Anyone listening to EU officials speak about Gaza would think that the only problem that the enclave is facing is a disruption in the distribution of humanitarian aid. International law, however, describes what is happening in Gaza very clearly – genocide – so why can’t the EU High Representative Josep Borrell be clear on what the bloc should be speaking out against and acting to prevent?
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2024-04-29 21:56
EU states to recognize Palestinian statehood
Several European member states are expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh.
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2024-04-23 18:36
Amir Abdollahian slams EU over plans to impose new sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, chastised the European Union for imposing harsher sanctions on the nation in retaliation for the latest round of massive drone and missile attacks on Israel, stating that the EU should not budge to Washington’s demands in order to placate the phony regime in Tel Aviv.
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2024-04-14 21:47
By Ali Naqipour
Western approach toward Iran's legitimate defense is unbelievably hypocritical
TEHRAN- Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel, which were purely in response to Israel’s strike on an Iranian diplomatic premise in Syria, drew reactions from some Western countries.
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2024-03-26 01:29
Iran, EU push for talks to lift nuclear sanctions
TEHRAN - In a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell highlighted the significance of sustainable talks and exchange of visits to lift nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.
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2024-03-25 23:22
Iran FM urges ceasefire in Gaza in talks with EU High Representative
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has labeled the situation in Gaza as the "crisis of the century," urging an immediate ceasefire to halt Israeli atrocities in the region.
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2024-03-13 19:48
Borrell: Israel uses starvation as a weapon
The EU foreign policy chief says Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war and blocking overland routes that are the best way to get food to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians facing famine in the Gaza Strip.
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2024-02-18 23:00
Borrell: Israel can’t defeat Hamas by military means
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has said Israel needs a political, not a military, solution to the conflict with Palestinians.
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2024-02-05 19:19
EU: Defunding UNRWA disproportionate, dangerous'
Halting funds to UNRWA would be “disproportionate and dangerous”, the EU foreign policy chief has warned, after Israeli accusations that 12 members of the Palestinian refugee agency’s staff took part in the October 7 attack on Israel.
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2024-01-24 20:54
Israel can't 'have veto' on Palestinian state, says top EU diplomat
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday said that Israel cannot be allowed to unilaterally block the creation of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza.
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2023-12-10 22:33
Iran calls for more effective measures to halt Israeli attacks against Gaza
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a letter to the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, called for more effective measures in the face of the ongoing Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
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2023-12-03 21:58
Iran to EU: Washington main driver of Israeli carnage in Gaza
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has noted that the United States’ supportive policies are the primary element enabling the Zionist regime to continue slaughtering people in the beleaguered Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-07 22:45
EU committed to reviving Iran nuclear deal: Borrell
TEHRAN - Josep Borrell, The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that the EU is committed to working toward fully implementing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2023-09-20 22:37
Iran FM, EU Borrell meet in New York
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel held a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York.