The Israeli Foreign Ministry regretted Monday August 2 the decision of Brussels to send the negotiator of the European Union in charge of the Iranian nuclear file, Enrique Mora, to the investiture of the new Iranian president Ebrahim Raïssi.
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The participation of a European representative in this ceremony comes just after Iran killed two civilians, one of them from a member country of the European Union, in an act of terrorism of State against a civilian ship,
”the Israeli ministry said in a statement.
This decision is "
surprising and shows an error in judgment,
" he added.
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Israel, along with the US, UK and Romania, accuse Iran of carrying out a drone attack on an oil tanker run by an Israeli billionaire in the Arabian Sea. The attack on the Mercer Street tanker left two dead, a Briton employed by the security company Ambrey, and a Romanian crew member, according to the shipowner Zodiac Maritime, an international company based in London and managed by Eyal Ofer. Tehran denies these accusations.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to protect its security and its national interests,
" Iranian Foreign Affairs spokesman Saïd Khatibzadeh warned on Monday. It "
will respond immediately and decisively to any adventurism,
" he insisted. The United States for its part promised a "
collective response
" with its allies against Iran.
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