UK, France, Germany Issue Joint E3 Statement Condemning Iranian Attacks on Arab States; Call for Nuclear Negotiations

British PM Keir Starmer, French President Macron, and German Chancellor Merz issued a joint E3 statement condemning Iranian retaliatory strikes on Arab states in the strongest terms. They confirmed E3 nations did not participate in the US-Israel strikes, declared Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, and called on Iran to engage in nuclear negotiations.