Foreign Ministers

• I ministri degli Esteri di Iran ed Egitto hanno avuto un colloquio telefonico domenica 10 maggio 2026 per affrontare gli ultimi sviluppi regionali e gli sforzi diplomatici in corso tra Teheran e Washington mediati dal Pakistan. • Le discussioni avvengono in un clima di crescente incertezza sulla diplomazia del cessate il fuoco, dopo che il Presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump ha definito "totalmente inaccettabile" l'ultima risposta dell'Iran a una proposta statunitense. • Questo contatto segnala il potenziale ruolo dell'Egitto nel colmare le divergenze tra Iran e USA, in un contesto di crescenti tensioni in Medio Oriente che vede il Pakistan come intermediario chiave.

A part suspension was tabled by Ireland, Spain and Slovenia but did not receive enough backing from other member statesThe EU remains split on imposing sanctions on Israel, despite some member states criticising the country over the plight of Gaza and violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said proposals for a part suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement remained on the table but required states to shift their positions to come into force. Speaking after a meeting between EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, she told reporters: “We didn’t see that today, but these discussions will continue.” Continue reading...

Representatives from EU countries are meeting in Luxembourg todayJust as expected.Spain’s foreign minister José Manuel Albares has just confirmed that Spain, Slovenia and Ireland have requested a discussion on suspending the EU’s association treaty with Israel at today’s meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers.“European Union has to say today very clearly to Israel that that change is needed. That’s not the right path, and that while Israel continues in that path of a permanent perpetual war, we will not be able to [run our relations] in the same way.” Continue reading...