Europe, UK Diplomats Meet Iran Amid Ongoing Israel-Iran Strikes

The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has prompted urgent diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and prevent broader regional instability. British Foreign Minister David Lammy, along with counterparts from France, Germany, and the European Union, engaged in high-level talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva to seek a peaceful resolution and press Iran on its nuclear program. Despite these efforts, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, prompting missile retaliation from Tehran and a subsequent U.S. invasion of Iranian nuclear bases. Iran condemned the attacks as a betrayal of ongoing negotiations, highlighting Western complicity in Israel's military actions while European powers pushed Iran to relinquish nuclear sovereignty under diplomatic pressure. Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu of Tehran expressed concern over the conflict's threat to peace in the Middle East and called for prayer and negotiation as essential to resolving the crisis. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump held a national security meeting to consider military options against Iran, adding uncertainty to prospects for a peaceful outcome.