Situation in Iran: EU emergency ministerial meeting stalled January 11 8:04
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue, the EU-European Union, which brokered the nuclear agreement, held an urgent foreign ministerial meeting, but only confirmed that it would continue to ask Iran to comply with the nuclear agreement. Was.
While President Trump has expressed his hope that the situation will not worsen over the U.S. and Iran, it is increasingly perceived that large-scale clashes have been avoided, while Iran has set limits set by a nuclear agreement. Tensions continue to strengthen enrichment activities without following.
In response, the EU, which brokered the Iran nuclear agreement, held an urgent foreign ministerial meeting at its headquarters in Brussels on October 10.
At a news conference, EU High Representative Borel, who is in charge of foreign affairs, said at a news conference, "Iran will be a nuclear power without a nuclear agreement."
On the other hand, the meeting did not discuss whether to proceed with steps leading to UN sanctions, but only confirmed that it would continue to call on Iran to maintain its nuclear agreement.
The EU has repeatedly called for the observance of the nuclear agreement, including President Macron of France holding a telephone talk with Iran's President Rohany three days before the nuclear agreement, but Iran has not responded and the EU is stalled. Is continuing.
With less influence on both the United States and Iran, the EU is challenged to find effective measures to ease tensions.