EU condemns Iran’s attack on Israel as an “unprecedented escalation”

The European Union on Sunday condemned Iran’s direct air strike on Israel in the “strongest terms”.

“This is an unprecedented escalation and a threat to regional security,” the bloc’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on behalf of the EU on Sunday. “We urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint.”

In this highly tense regional situation, further escalation cannot be in anyone’s interests, Borrell said in a statement.

He also reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to Israel’s security. “The EU remains firmly committed to contributing to de-escalation and security in the region and is in close contact with all parties to that end.”

He spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian to convey these messages and urge Iran not to escalate further, Borrell wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday afternoon.

He called an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers for Tuesday to address security in the region.