Condemning the Iranian strikes of April 13 and 14, Parliament expresses its deep concern at the escalation and the threat to regional security. MEPs reiterate their full support for the security of the State of Israel and its citizens and condemn the simultaneous rocket attacks carried out by Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon, and by the Houthi rebels in Yemen against the plateau of the Golan and Israeli territory before and during the Iranian attack.
At the same time, they deplore the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on April 1, widely attributed to Israel. The resolution recalls the importance of the principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises, which must be respected in all cases under international law.
Necessary de-escalation and inclusion of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on EU terrorist list
While calling on all parties to avoid any further escalation and to exercise maximum restraint, Parliament expresses its deep concerns about the destabilizing role played by the Iranian regime and its network of non-state actors in the Middle East. MEPs welcome the EU’s decision to extend its current sanctions regime against Iran, including by sanctioning the country’s supply and production of drones and unmanned missiles to Russia and the wider Middle East. -East. They demand that these sanctions be put in place urgently and that more people and entities be targeted.
The resolution also reiterates Parliament’s long-standing call to include Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the European list of terrorist organizations, stressing that such a decision is long overdue due to the malicious activities of the ‘Iran. It also calls on the Council and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to add the entirety of Hezbollah to the same list.
Iran must meet its obligations under the country’s nuclear deal
As Iran continues to fail to meet its legal safeguards obligations under its nuclear deal – officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – MEPs urge Iranian authorities to immediately comply with these requirements and resolve any associated outstanding issues. They also condemn Iran’s use of hostage diplomacy – keeping foreign nationals in prison as bargaining chips – and urge the EU to launch a strategy to address it, with a dedicated task force to better help families of detainees and effectively prevent further hostage-taking.
The resolution finally welcomes the Council’s decision to launch the EU naval force operation ASPIDES to safeguard freedom of navigation off the coast of Yemen, while calling on Iran and entities under its control to guarantee the release and the safe return of European crew members captured on passing ships. In the region.
For more details, the resolution, adopted by 357 votes in favor, 20 against and 58 abstentions, will be available in its entirety. here (25.04.2024).
Originally published in The European Times.
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