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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already arrived in Geneva for the talks which is considered the first real diplomatic push to end the week-long war.

by Beloved John


The war between Israel and Iran entered the eighth day on Friday, amidst planned talks between Iran’s foreign minister and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK over Iran’s nuclear programme and the possibility of ending the war.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already arrived in Geneva for the talks, which is considered the first real diplomatic push to end the week-long war.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he believes “a window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution” after meeting senior US officials on Thursday, Al Jazeera reports.

This is also the first substantial European involvement in the conflict since Israel launched its surprise attacks last week.

Europe has been divided in its stance on Israel’s attack on Iran.

While Germany welcomed the development and declared support for Israel, France has warned against an escalation that could destabilise the entire region.

Europe has played a major role in the Iranian nuclear challenges and in producing the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, which limited Iran’s nuclear activities, reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.

But President Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in 2018, and Iran resumed uranium enrichment activities.


Israel accuses Iran of war crimes

As the war escalates, Iran shot a barrage of missiles into Israel on Thursday and hit a hospital in Beersheba, a town in the southern part of the country.

Israel decried the attack and accused Iran of “war crimes.”

While Iran claimed it targeted a military site near Soroka Hospital and not the hospital itself, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister insisted that the strike was deliberate and criminal.

In a post on X, Sharren Haskel stated that the hospital serves as the main medical centre for the entire Negev region.

She also wrote that, “Iran is targeting Israeli children. Missiles rain down on towns and cities where kids should be playing, learning and sleeping safely in their beds.

“This is terror aimed at the most innocent from the genocidal maniacs in Tehran. The world must not stay silent.”

The country also disclosed that about 24 people have been killed and 271 people were injured in the strikes reported across the country.

Iranian state media last updated the death toll on June 15, reporting that 224 people had been killed.

However, the Human Rights Activists News Agency(HRANA), a Washington-based organisation that has been monitoring Iran for years, has reported that about 639 people have been killed in the country since Friday.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the conflict began on 13 June, when Israel carried out strikes on Iran, resulting in the deaths of several high-ranking generals and atomic scientists.

Iran, in response, fired dozens of retaliatory missiles and drones into Israel hours later.

Both parties have repeatedly vowed to intensify attacks on each other over the past week. Last Friday, Israel stated that the conflict is likely to last for weeks and not days.


US to decide involvement in two weeks

Meanwhile, the White House has disclosed that Mr Trump is expected to decide within the next two weeks whether the US will become involved in the Israel-Iran conflict.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that President Trump believes there is a strong possibility for negotiations, though it remains uncertain whether talks with Iran will happen any time soon.

“I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. That’s a quote directly from President Trump,” she said.

She also added that, “The president is always interested in a diplomatic solution … he is a peacemaker in chief. He is the peace through strength president. And so if there’s a chance for diplomacy, the president’s always going to grab it. But he’s not afraid to use strength as well.”

The US had earlier tried to distance itself from the attack against Iran.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had declared that the US was not involved in the strikes shortly after Israel’s strikes hit Iran last Thursday.

He described the strikes as a “unilateral action” against Iran, and warned against an attack on “American forces and interests.”

Iran has not attacked US facilities or personnel since the war with Israel started.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/foreign/world-foreign/802095-updated-israel-iran-war-continues-as-iranian-minister-travels-to-meet-european-leaders.html

What's going on here? According to some of our brilliant pro Ayatollah supporters, Iran is "totally winning" the war by hitting a few random buildings and homes in Israel. 😂

Meanwhile, Israel is systematically dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, eliminating generals, scientists, launchers and the thing that actually matters. If Iran’s doing so great, why are they begging for meetings with European leaders? Desperation much?

But people can keep up the fantasy. Eventually, the propaganda will collapse under its own lies, and reality will hit harder than any of Iran’s failed strikes.

Scared fowls are running up and down for solution.

Israel dey bomb military facilities, Iran dey bomb hospital and mosques. Over 10 Iran military heads and nuclear scientists dead, not one Israeli soldier is injured. Very poor approaches. Iran cannot win this war.

War crime ke? For war wey you first start? Bibi make it make sense na 😅😂

The hospital bombing is even nothing compared to what y’all did and still doing in Gaza. Una get luck say iran never really get that weapon, you for no strike first

Israel started and they will have to bear the consequences.Without the support of the US, Israel knows they can't Iran one on one.

Begi begi
I thought they had dominance over Israeli airspace

Let peace and love reign... Say no to war

For what?

Travel to Europe to meet allies of Israel?

These Arabs trust easily.
Smh

Someone's about to get the taste smacked off them tongues

They are going back to the dialogue table that they left or were too arrogant to reach flexible compromise. All wars eventually come back to ADR.

The love I have for Iran is out of this world.
That a country will challenge these terrorists and show them pepper SINGLE HANDEDLY is a dream come true.
Iran should be celebrated.

They say Iran is throwing missiles blindly indeed
Pain has hit the terrorists so hard and so painful and destructive they don't even want people to report the scenes

It's now even a crime because it brings more shame
War is not even up to a week and they've ran out of ammunitions
When the casualty is 100 they tell the world it's just 1.
Chai
I love Iran
God bless Iran

MufasaLion:
Scared fowls are running up and down for solution.

You call people renovating the landscape of Israel scared.

Do you have a TV?

No body should solicit for help!!!

This war, is fight to finish, the world know already that Iran is a sponsor of terrorism, so what do they want to tell the European Union? That Israel is terrorising them?

How?

I have soon Iranian friends that are low-key happy what Israel is doing. Like the discussion is centered on them saying their supreme leader should ask Russia and USA to meditate in the conflict, but deep down them dey happy.

Like they don't look like people at war self. Like nonchalant.

Iran wan beg, thought they're so powerful as some zone bs here are making us to see...

Gaslighting has never helped the Islamic nation of lies and deception

The truth is everyone including hypocrites are fed up with Israel.

They becoming past glory little by little.

There action just placed Iran in a positive position.

Though, the blood of the innocent thousand babies isreal keeps killing in gaza will and will and will destroy them.

Karma is real

Radical regimes can not possess nuclear weapons period.

Let us keep praying to peace to be achieved.

This is the most critical and delicate status I have ever seen Israel, or the USA if they jumped into this matter, since I have lived.

Iran has a massive stock pile of missiles in thousands, and they also have the support of Russia, China and North Korea and some Islamic nations.

I didn't expect China to swing to their side initially.

Israel cannot face them with missile exchange. Israel have acted wisely by carefully removing their strategic leadership and scientists. But it has not reduced the determination of their people. Even killing of their leader is not going to put off their momentum at this point.

And, if America jumps in now, Russia and China will rise against them. It even looks like a bait now.

And since Trump had misbehaved recently towards his major allies, I hope US will be able to gather required support to pull this.

It's such a critical game.

USA and the EU must really stand in support of Israel to pass through this. Let's pray against a global war.

Foreign minister Aragchi have said no way will Iran stop enriching Uranium, that is a redline they will never accept. Any Iranian official that accepts no enrichment is a dead man walking. So at the end of the day it's going to be one of 3 things.

1 The war continues until one side achieve a decisive military victory, which is impossible.
2 Trump enters the war and find out if the Iranian threat is a bluff, and if the warnings of his own advisers is meaningless.
3 A ceasefire is agreed upon, which is technically a Iranian victory because enrichment will continue whether Trump or Netanyahu likes it or not, so tell me what Isreal have achieved by attacking Iran.

Begi begi don run go Europe to beg, same West wey them hate. Just one week all your top generals were eliminated, your so called spiritual leader dey hole dey tweet, una ally say una no sign military help in case you're in a war proxies don tire to bury their leaders so them hide

I thought Iran is winning the war? Aren't they supposed to be meeting Russia and china that who is ready to support them annihilate isreal?

Now they want to meet the same Europe that is under the control of trump,same Europe that is ready to make sure they won't have nuclear weapon?lol

Iran must collect,Islam can never be a peaceful religion,there is nothing peaceful about about the old testament of the bible which is nearly similar to ............

Ndenomy:
War crime ke? For war wey you first start? Bibi make it make sense na 😅😂

The hospital bombing is even nothing compared to what y’all did and still doing in Gaza. Una get luck say iran never really get that weapon, you for no strike first

Israel saw all the hospitals in Iran but didn't bomb any. What does it tell you? Israel is killing your top military generals, instead of you to attack them back, you are attacking civilians.

That's cowardice. Fight back soldier to soldier and not soldier to civilians

360degreess:
Israel started and they will have to bear the consequences.Without the support of the US, Israel knows they can't Iran one on one.

When your Iran was shouting "death to America" up and down, didn't they know that US would support their enemy?
If you like, learn from it or keep insulting people, the day like this will hit you one day

CoronaVirusPro:
You call people rehabilitating the landscaping of Israel scared.

Do you have a TV?

so why are they running to US and Europe for negotiations to end the war? They know Israel is looking for the perfect excuse to bomb them flat and they see falling into the trap.

They are now running up and down looking for mediator after they have boosted all over the Internet of their abilities. Now is time to do the do they are Chicken out like coward

Iran should not loose guard o.. that was the same tactics those stupid World leaders use for isreal to enter them.. all eyes open this time around.. Isreal must go down.. which stupid talk.. If US put body,Russia sef go put body.. Nonsense must stop