Western double standards enable Israeli ‘insolence’: Iran’s president
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has spoken with European Council President Charles Michel about what the Iranian presidency describes as the “crisis caused by the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and its terrorist actions across the region”.
Pezeshkian, who unveiled his cabinet earlier today, told the official in a phone call that the European Union bloc bears responsibility in the ongoing war.
“Implementation of double standards by the US and a number of Western countries leads to more insolence from the Zionist regime in committing terror and heinous crimes in Gaza and across the region, which has increasingly endangered regional and global piece and security,” he said, according to a readout.
Finally, but can he get it through in the EU parliament with UK, Germany and Italy....
‘Sanctions must be on our EU agenda’: Borrell on Israeli ministers
EU’s foreign policy chief has called for more sanctions on extremist Israeli behaviour after the latest comments by far-right Israeli ministers who are strongly opposed to a Gaza ceasefire deal.
“I urge the Israeli government to unequivocally distance itself from these incitements to commit war crimes and call it to engage in good faith in the negotiations facilitated by the US, Qatar and Egypt for an immediate ceasefire,” Josep Borrell wrote on X.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for cutting off all fuel and aid to the enclave and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said starving children in Gaza would be “justified and moral”.
While the World pushes for a ceasefire in #Gaza, Min. Ben Gvir calls for cutting fuel & aid to civilians.
Like Min. Smotrich sinister statements, this is an incitement to war crimes. Sanctions must be on our EU agenda.
I support UN @Volker_Turk in his strong condamnations. 1/2
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) August 11, 2024
