UK – Iran International, January 28, 2025
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs said Iran poses an ongoing threat to international peace as the bloc called for a halt to executions and urged Tehran to align with international human rights standards.
Kaja Kallas said the council in its meeting on Monday “discussed Iran’s continuing threats to international peace”. European member states, she added, emphasized that Tehran’s “practice of detaining foreign nationals for political leverage must end.”
“We also will have a deeper discussion on Iran and European Union-Iran policy, in the very near future,” she added.
The Council of the European Union in a meeting on Monday called on Iran to halt executions and align its policies with international human rights standards, emphasizing the rights of women, girls, and minority groups.
“The EU will also urge Iran to release all arbitrarily detained individuals, including foreign and dual nationals, to bring detention conditions into line with international standards and to provide due process to all detainees,” the Council said in a statement.
