Paris- While the world woke up today to an Israeli mutual Israeli military escalation, Europe found itself in an accurate position in which she tries to maintain a difficult balance between regional stability and strategic interests and commitment bInternational law.
Israel launched night attacks on 12 Iranian sites, including nuclear facilities, in an operation called “the rising lion”, and Tehran described it as a “declaration of war.”
In the absence of a unified European plan towards the Middle East, the current reactions remain limited to words without effective positions, and statements calling for calm and awaiting what will lead to diplomatic and field developments.
Cautious
A representative of the Supreme Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, European Union Data that reflects the extent of anxiety of what is happening, stressing that “the cycle of violence between Israel and Iran may lead to a broad regional war.”
The response of the European trio – France, Germany and Britain – seemed careful in dealing with the attack, the European countries that took place on Iranian nuclear agreement Disputed for the year 2015.
France retained a balanced position, as its Foreign Minister Stephen Segorne called for “reducing the escalation”, warning that “any direct targeting of sovereign lands opens the door to a large explosion that is difficult to contain.”
On the other hand, Germany looked more biased at the Israeli position, describing the advisor Friedrich Mertz Israel’s right to defend itself as “not negotiable”, noting in a meeting of the Security Council cabinet that hitting goals within Iran “involves great risks that threaten the stability of the entire region.”
In turn, the British Prime Minister said Care Starmer “Reports on these strikes are concerned, and we urge all parties to decline and urgently reduce tensions.”
The British position is different, if Defense officials affirmed that British aircraft do not participate in defending Israel from any Iranian counter -attacks at the present time, which is the opposite of what happened last year when the British Royal Air Force announced its willingness to engage with Iranian targets.
On the previous day, the European trio made a decision toFor the International Atomic Energy Agency It states that Iran is still not committed to revealing its work in enriching materials capable of making nuclear weapons, while Tehran threatened to accelerate Uranium enrichment In its facilities for nuclear tests.
Self -control
While the European position reflects more strategic alliance with Israel and the desire to avoid being dragged into a wider war, Europe realizes that any greater escalation that may undermine the remaining nuclear negotiations.
The European Union stresses the need to control and return to the dialogue, highlighting the real concerns about undermining diplomatic efforts on the Iranian nuclear file and that “reaching a diplomatic solution has become more urgent than ever.”
In this context, Thomas Genoli, a professor of international relations at the Central Superk School, believes that the rational and final solution to the problem requires negotiations to take and give, instead of the military solution represented in the bombing between both parties.
Genoli expects, in an interview with Al Jazeera Net, that the European position will be the proposal to return to former US President Barack Obama’s style, that is, negotiating the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the level of international sanctions imposed on Iran.
For his part, Emmanuel Debuy, head of the Upper Egypt and Security Center, believes that there is no possible diplomatic solution, and says, “We are in a different situation today, where the two parties concerned, Iran and Israel, resort to the direct confrontation intentionally, instead of ensuring that they do not fight an actual war.”
Speaking to Al -Jazeera Net, Debuy considered that the possibility of dialogue in the current circumstances is non -existent between the United States and Iran, explaining this by saying that “the American President Donald Trump He had to admit this, saying that some Iranian negotiators who came to Vienna have the idea of winning time and not negotiating.
Strategic marginalization
In a press conference, the European Union’s foreign policy representative, Kaya Calas, stated that she had spoken to the Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon SaarNoting that Brussels is ready to support any diplomatic efforts to calm the situation it described as “dangerous” in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, leaders are supposed to meet Seven Group The end of this week in Canada, to hold extensive talks about the situation in the region with the United States, which remains the most effective party in relation to Iran, which means Europe remains in an interactive and marginal role.
Commenting on this, Emmanuel Deboy believes that the Americans will not sign any decision made with the other six members, expecting a more inclined position to support the Israeli position, whether in Italy or Germany.
As for France, the head of the Opinion and Security Center in Europe believes that Paris will find it difficult to move in this direction, because it is awaiting the decisive moment of recognition of the State of Palestine. “Therefore, there will be no unanimously binding decision from the Group of Seven.”
The spokesman emphasized that European countries do not have sufficient influence for an attempt by Israel to avoid entering into a direct conflict or confrontation, considering that what is happening now confirms to some extent this strategic marginalization of Europe.
In light of the increase in Europeans’ spacing from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -What is required forFor the International Criminal Court On charges of war crimes in Gaza- due to the failure to apply a ceasefire, Deboy said that European countries find themselves in a very critical situation because “they must support Israel, especially after confirming the Iranian strikes that will escalate, and it will be difficult to challenge the Israeli position.”