Mohammed Javad Zarif

The EU has so far been hesitant to show support for either side in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict for fear of jeopardising the peace process. EU foreign ministers will hold an extraordinary videoconference on Tuesday (18 May) in search of a common position.

Israel can take action directly against Iran, not just against its allies in the Middle East. This was stated by Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. The Iranian authorities replied mockingly that Israel's reputation as untouchable collapsed after a country's air force plane was shot down in Syria a week ago.

The European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will travel to Tehran on July 28 following the West's historic nuclear deal with Iran, also going to Saudi Arabia in her first official visit to the two regional powers.

Iran?s foreign minister defended the nuclear deal he reached with world powers after criticism from hardliners, telling the conservative-dominated parliament on July 21 that most if not all of the country?s conditions had been respected. 

The United States will not stand by while Iran provides support to Shiite rebels who have seized much of Yemen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on April 8.
      
"There have been -- there are, obviously -- flights coming from Iran. Every single week there are flights from Iran and we've traced it and know this," Kerry told PBS television in an interview.