Diplomatic fatigue and heavy strain, but what about the genocide?

Anyone listening to EU officials speak about Gaza would think that the only problem that the enclave is facing is a disruption in the distribution of humanitarian aid. International law, however, describes what is happening in Gaza very clearly – genocide – so why can’t the EU High Representative Josep Borrell be clear on what the bloc should be speaking out against and acting to prevent?

EU states to recognize Palestinian statehood

Several European member states are expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh.

Amir Abdollahian slams EU over plans to impose new sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, chastised the European Union for imposing harsher sanctions on the nation in retaliation for the latest round of massive drone and missile attacks on Israel, stating that the EU should not budge to Washington’s demands in order to placate the phony regime in Tel Aviv.

Iran, EU push for talks to lift nuclear sanctions

TEHRAN - In a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell highlighted the significance of sustainable talks and exchange of visits to lift nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.

Iran FM urges ceasefire in Gaza in talks with EU High Representative

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has labeled the situation in Gaza as the "crisis of the century," urging an immediate ceasefire to halt Israeli atrocities in the region.

Borrell: Israel uses starvation as a weapon

The EU foreign policy chief says Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war and blocking overland routes that are the best way to get food to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians facing famine in the Gaza Strip.

Borrell: Israel can’t defeat Hamas by military means

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has said Israel needs a political, not a military, solution to the conflict with Palestinians.

EU: Defunding UNRWA disproportionate, dangerous'

Halting funds to UNRWA would be “disproportionate and dangerous”, the EU foreign policy chief has warned, after Israeli accusations that 12 members of the Palestinian refugee agency’s staff took part in the October 7 attack on Israel.

Israel can't 'have veto' on Palestinian state, says top EU diplomat

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday said that Israel cannot be allowed to unilaterally block the creation of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza.

Iran calls for more effective measures to halt Israeli attacks against Gaza

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a letter to the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, called for more effective measures in the face of the ongoing Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Iran to EU: Washington main driver of Israeli carnage in Gaza

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has noted that the United States’ supportive policies are the primary element enabling the Zionist regime to continue slaughtering people in the beleaguered Gaza Strip.

EU committed to reviving Iran nuclear deal: Borrell

TEHRAN - Josep Borrell, The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that the EU is committed to working toward fully implementing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. 

Iran FM, EU Borrell meet in New York

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel held a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York.

FM slams EU persistent ‘ineffective’ sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, has lambasted the European Union for continuing its “ineffective” sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran-IAEA cooperation has lately accelerated: EU’s Borrell

TEHRAN- Josep Borrell, the European Union foreign policy chief, has said cooperation between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recently increased.

Iran asks the West to press Ukraine to verify drone supply charges

TEHRAN- The Iranian foreign minister on Thursday asked the West to press Kiev to hold “formal dialogue” rather than continuing to level “unsubstantiated charges” that Tehran is providing drones to Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Abdollahian, Borrell hold talks on Iran-IAEA co-op, human rights, sanctions, Ukraine war

Abdollahian says EU repeating ineffective sanctions policy, following double standards on human rights

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, held phone talks late on Sunday over a variety of topics, including human rights, cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, sanctions on Iran, and the Ukraine war.

JCPOA not dead: Borrell

TEHRAN – The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, once again has reiterated that the tattered 2015 Iran nuclear deal is still alive and could be revived. 

EU realized that putting IRGC on terrorist list is ‘play with fire’: Iran FM

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Sunday that the Council of European Ministers realized that placing the IRGC on the list of terrorist organization is a “play with fire”.

It’s ‘irrational’ to put IRGC on terrorist list: Swedish FM

TEHRAN – Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday that Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) cannot be named a terrorist organization just for what he called “violation of human rights in Iran”.

Borrell says JCPOA not ‘dead’ but no progress in talks

TEHRAN- Josep Borrel, the head of foreign policy for the EU, stated on Monday that although there has been no progress in negotiations to resurrect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal is not “dead.”

EU not seeking to take costly actions, Abdollahian says

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, said on Monday that European politicians should steer clear of making emotional and illogical remarks, citing European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s recent remarks as evidence that the EU is not looking to take costly actions.

Blacklisting IRGC must be approved by court: EU’s Borrell

TEHRAN- Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, stated on Monday that without a court order the EU cannot declare the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

EU’s Borrell continues to work with Iran, U.S. on JCPOA: spokesman

TEHRAN – A senior spokesman for the European Union has said that Josep Borrell, the foreign policy chief of the bloc, continues to work with the partners at the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. 

Iran FM calls European Parliament's decision ‘a shot in the foot’

Abdollahian calls EU Parliament move ‘emotional, injudicious, inaccurate and unprofessional’

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian asserted on Thursday that the European Parliament has “shot itself in the foot” while voting to call for the European Union and its member states to include Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization.”

EU’s Borrell should focus on JCPOA revival: MP

TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker has called on the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to stay focused on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.