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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU leaders hosted a delegation of Middle Eastern leaders, including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on the second day of their summit in Cyprus. They held talks on the Middle East over a working lunch with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on Friday afternoon.
The situation in the Persian Gulf is messy. Officially, the diplomatic channels between the US and Iran remain open, with US President Donald Trump extending the ceasefire this week. Peace talks, however, seem to be stuck.
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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Friday that negotiations to end the US-Israeli war with Iran are at risk of producing a "weaker" agreement on Tehran's nuclear program than the one struck a decade ago.
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European powers are moving to establish a multinational naval mission to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after fighting in the Iran war disrupted traffic through one of the world’s most critical trade routes. At talks in London this week, military planners from 30 countries met to discuss how such an operation could work in practice and how commercial vessels could be protected.
Donald Trump likes to issue ultimatums, even if they don't end up being enforced. The US president issued one such deadline at the beginning of April, putting massive pressure on Iran, before announcing a 14-day ceasefire just as the time was about to run out.
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Leaders from the EU's 27 member states gathered in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss the geopolitical challenges facing the bloc, including the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
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Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's former Shah, urged European governments not to appease Iran's leadership, saying continuing to negotiate would only keep the current power system in place. "If you think you can make peace with this regime, you are sorely mistaken," he said during a press conference in Berlin on Thursday.