EU says Iran threatens global order, supports talks to stop nuclear armament

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned on Monday that Iran poses a serious threat to global stability and must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, during a press conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

"On Iran, we agree the immense threat Iran poses to the region and global stability. Iran is a threat also supporting Russia's war in Ukraine," Kallas said.

"Iran must never be allowed to acquire or build a nuclear weapon. And EU supports all diplomatic efforts to that effect," she added.

Sa’ar said it was “only natural” for Israel to expect European backing in the ongoing conflict the country is fighting against Iran's allies, and framed the war as part of a broader global struggle.

“We are now fighting the war of the free world,” he said. “Iran, Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah attack us because we are nearby", he said after last week saw three of Iran's allies once again firing on the Jewish state as ceasefires collapsed.

"But make no mistake, the war is against Western civilization—against its values and its ways of life," he added.

Earlier this month, the European Union's top diplomat called for an international nuclear deal with Iran along the lines of the 2015 JCPOA agreement, days after US President Donald Trump mooted military action to dismantle it.

High Representative Kaja Kallas told a United Nations Security Council session on EU-UN cooperation: "The constant expansion of Iran’s nuclear programme fully contradicts Iran’s own commitments as endorsed by the Security Council."