European Council head Antonio Costa has rebuked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for celebrating the conflict
European Council President Antonio Costa has issued a rebuke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her support for the war against Iran, stating on Tuesday that “freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs.”
In an address on Monday, von der Leyen spoke of people “celebrating” the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by a suspected US-Israeli strike, arguing that the conflict “can open a path towards a free Iran.”
Costa insisted that the EU must “defend the rules-based international order” and stay committed to diplomacy and international law.
Von der Leyen, however, questioned the relevance of the rules-based order, saying: “Europe can no longer be a custodian for… a world that has gone and will not return.”
The two speeches, delivered within 24 hours of each other during the EU Ambassadors Conference in Brussels, have exposed a rift within the EU leadership.
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