Brussels has shifted into crisis mode, with emergency meetings piling up Saturday and Sunday.

As European leaders raced to respond to the rapidly escalating conflict in the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, the crisis exposed fault lines inside Europe — and across the Atlantic.

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Brussels moved quickly to strike a cautious tone. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned on X that the situation was “perilous,” while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed it was “of the utmost importance” to prevent further escalation. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola also urged restraint.

At the national level, however, Europe’s message was less unified.

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  • vga@sopuli.xyz
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    45 minutes ago

    Why are we even slightly pro-Iran in EU? That doesn’t make any sense.

    • Wataba@sh.itjust.works
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      39 minutes ago

      Its not about supporting Iran. Its about wholly rejecting the religious crusade of the most violent and bloodthirsty military powers out there.

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    With them saying the bombing was a result of a breakdown in negotiations, it’s hard not to see the rest of the article as complete propaganda. This was not a breakdown in negotiations.

    • breakfastmtn@piefed.caOP
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      It says the attacks came after (“followed”) stalled negotiations. They did.

      Almost the entire article is direct quotes.

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        7 hours ago

        Those were not negotiations, they planned this shit in advance. If the choice is give us everything we want or we kill you tomorrow, it’s not a negotiation. I hope they “negotiate” back at us the same way now.

        • breakfastmtn@piefed.caOP
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          7 hours ago

          I’m not saying they were negotiating in good faith. Personally, I don’t think they were. But they’re still called ‘negotiations’ because they were taking to each other. That talking preceded the attacks. There have been articles for days about the talks not going anywhere.

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    The only thing Europe is scrambling to figure out is how to reaffirm their servitude to the US. They are just so pathetic.