European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas reported a conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on 14 June.
“The risk of further escalation in the region is dangerously high. Diplomacy must prevail,” she stated.
Kallas echoed the EU’s position that Iran should never obtain nuclear weapons. She insisted that only diplomacy can lead to a long-term solution to the situation, adding that the EU is ready to support her.
According to Araqchi’s press office in a telegram, he called on the European Union and members of the UN Security Council in the conversation to condemn the “destabilising actions of the Zionist regime” and hold “the aggressor regime accountable”.
On the night of 13 June, Israel launched an attack on Iran. Israeli planes struck uranium enrichment facilities in Natang and Fordow, missile bases in Kermanshah and Khorremabad, Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and other major Iranian cities were also under attack.
In response, Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel. On the evening of 13 June, the IDF estimated that Iran fired fewer than 100 ballistic missiles at Israel during two rocket attacks, The Times of Israel reported.