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It marks the first time the world body has issued sanctions on Iran since lifting penalties three years ago following the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
It marks the first time that the world body has issued sanctions on Iran since lifting penalties on it three years ago following the 2015 Iran deal.
Strategic Affairs Minister Erdan asks the European Union to examine whether funds transferred to NGOs in the Israeli-Palestinian arena are used for their intended purposes.
E.U. Foreign Affairs and Security Policy head Federica Mogherini told reporters on Monday that a sanctions workaround to assist firms doing business with Iran will be done by the end of the year.
The measure, which was the first time the council’s 28-member states have passed a resolution countering anti-Semitism, calls on its member states to “to adopt and implement a holistic strategy to prevent and fight all forms of anti-Semitism.”
A declaration invites member states to adopt and implement a holistic strategy to prevent and fight all forms of anti-Semitism.
The East-Med project has been described as potentially the longest and deepest underwater pipeline in the world. And it could be a windfall for Israel, providing the backing comes through.
Italy mulls opening a permanent mission in Jerusalem in light of the European Union’s ban on member-states relocating their embassies to the city, Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Guglielmo Picchi says • We cannot allow “liberal” groups to harm Israeli democracy, he adds.
He asked the request of Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă as part of the summit meeting of the Craiova State Forum in Varna, Bulgaria. Romania will take over the E.U. presidency on Jan. 1, 2019.
“This is not just a meeting of friends, but it is, of course, to strengthen relations with each of these countries,” says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is more likely that E.U. member states are succumbing to a sophisticated blackmail campaign directed by the Iranian regime aimed at preserving the 2015 nuclear deal, deepening existing cleavages among the transatlantic partners.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom—the three European partners to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that have stuck with the accord—have vowed to continue efforts to thwart U.S. measures and preserve working economically with Tehran.
