Josep Borrell says existing EU sanctions on Iran would be strengthened and expanded and also says Israel needs to exercise restraintSee all of our updates on the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East crisisThe EU has edged closer to calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East after a meeting of the 27 bloc leaders last night.Leaders have struggled to agree language from the outset of the conflict, engaging in torturous discussions over whether they should use the word ceasefire, pause, or pauses in the first official bloc-wide declaration in October. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-04-18 12:18:14
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Middle East crisis live: ‘We are on the edge of regional war in the Middle East’, says EU foreign policy chief
