We condemn Iranian attacks on countries in the region in the strongest terms. Iran must refrain from indiscriminate military strikes. We call for a resumption of negotiations and urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution. Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.
Newsom has already urged Europeans to realise that grovelling to Trump's needs makes them look pathetic on the world stage, telling reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month he should have brought a bunch of knee pads.
Last month the US president declared that Ukraine could regain all the land lost since the 2022 invasion (Why not?) adding that Russia had been fighting aimlessly and was in BIG economic trouble. But after a two-and-a-half hour phone call with Vladimir Putin, Trump swung back to Moscow-friendly talking points. Let it be cut the way it is, he said, referring to Ukrainian territory.
