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BERLIN – Three of Europe’s most powerful nations delivered a unified message to Iran on Saturday, demanding an immediate end to military operations targeting regional countries and a return to diplomatic dialogue.<\/p>

In a coordinated statement, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed their strongest disapproval of Iran’s recent military actions.<\/p>

“We condemn Iranian attacks on countries in the region in the strongest terms,” the three leaders declared in their joint announcement.<\/p>

The European officials pushed for diplomatic solutions, stating: “We call for a resumption of negotiations and urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution. Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.”<\/p>

The trio emphasized their ongoing concerns about multiple Iranian activities, including the nation’s nuclear development efforts, ballistic missile capabilities, regional interference, and internal suppression of citizens.<\/p>

The European leaders made clear their nations were not involved in Saturday’s military operations, while noting they maintain regular communication with international allies, including the United States, Israel, and other regional partners.<\/p>

“We reiterate our commitment to regional stability and to the protection of civilian life,” the statement concluded.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three major European nations issued a joint statement Saturday strongly criticizing Iran’s military actions across the region. The leaders of Germany, France, and Britain called for Iran to return to diplomatic talks and stop destabilizing attacks on neighboring countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1772289934463.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7EB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29662,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/global-leaders-react-cautiously-as-irans-supreme-leader-reportedly-dies\/","url_meta":{"origin":29425,"position":0},"title":"Global Leaders React Cautiously as Iran’s Supreme Leader Reportedly Dies","author":"Admin","date":"March 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"International leaders are responding with measured concern following reported strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran and the alleged death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 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