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By Maarten Wolterink.
24 March 2026
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Will the War in Iran Seal Ukraine’s Fate
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European Leaders Condemn US and Israel War on Iran/Lebanon
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This war violates international law ….. There is little doubt that, in any case, the justification of an imminent attack on the US does not hold water. This war is also …. a politically disastrous mistake … And that’s what frustrates me the most. A truly avoidable, unnecessary war, if its goal was to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
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Franz Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
condemned the US for attacking Iran on 24 March 2026.
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Everything must be done to prevent Lebanon from once again being drawn into war. .. I call on the Israeli prime minister not to expand the war to Lebanon. No occupation, no form of colonization – not here, not in the (occupied) West Bank, not anywhere else – is able to ensure the security of anybody. … at a time that certain people want to have us believe that security can only be achieved by invading a scary neighbor, Lebanon reminds us of just one thing: the force of universalism.
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French President Emmanuel Macron
on Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, 23 March 2026, Paris, at the Byblos exhibition, which is considered the oldest port in the world inhabited since 6900 BC.
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Spain’s position is the same as in Ukraine or Gaza. No to the breakdown of international law that protects us all. No to resolving conflicts with bombs. No to war.
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Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain,
4 March 2026, on US/Israeli war on Iran.
Vienna Diplomatic Academy World Press Freedom Day 2025
Moderated by iGlobenews Editor-in-Chief Diana Mautner Markhof.
Did you know?
French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou has been cut off from essential financial and digital services following US sanctions imposed in August 2025, retaliating for arrest warrants issued against Israeli officials.
Due to US over-compliance, Guillou cannot use Visa/Mastercard, faces blocked online services, and has had hotel bookings cancelled.
Image: ICC judge Nicolas Guillou © ICC, source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/icc-cpi/53575333429/in/photostream/
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