EU convenes Security College meeting to discuss Middle East situation, its implications for Europe

ISTANBUL

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday that the EU will convene a Security College meeting on Wednesday to assess the growing instability in the Middle East and its implications for Europe.

“We will have a Security College on Wednesday, focused on the escalating situation in the Middle East and its effects on Europe,” von der Leyen said on X.

Tensions further escalated after US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American forces carried out “very successful” airstrikes on the Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, amid growing fears of a broader conflict in the region.

The US targeted Iran’s nuclear sites with six bunker-buster bombs dropped on the Fordo facility with B-2 stealth bombers, along with dozens of submarine-launched cruise missile strikes on the Natanz and Isfahan facilities.

Following the US strikes, Iran called on the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to condemn the US attacks and hold accountable those who violate international law.

Hostilities broke out on June 13 when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to retaliate with missile strikes.

Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since then.

Meanwhile, in Iran, 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.