Further Escalation in Iran Risks another Forever War in the Middle East
Further Escalation in Iran Risks another Forever War in the Middle East - The Labour Party
Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has expressed his grave concern following US and Israeli strikes on Iran overnight.
Deputy Smith said:
“Ultimately these strikes originate from the Trump administrations pulling out of the treaty Obama negotiated with Iran on enrichment.
“Ensuring Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapons capability should only be done through negotiation, the strong application of the IAEA inspections, and the broader Non-Proliferation regime.
“Instead we have an Israeli government that due to the international community’s inability to hold them accountable for their actions in Gaza, are acting with cintinuing impunity across the region.
“We also have a US administration that continues to display authoritarian tendencies, with these strikes being no exception.
“Launching pre-emptive strikes despite reports that breakthroughs had occurred in negotiations on stockpiling, risks a new long term war in the Middle East.
“An emergency meeting of EU leaders must be called and I urge the Irish government to call on our European allies to ensure that Europe works to deescalate this conflict.
“Peace in the Middle East will never come on the battlefield, I urge the United States and Israel to stop their attacks and return to the negotiating table.