Iran Calls France’s Diplomatic Expulsions ‘Illegal’ as Tit‑for‑Tat Row Deepens
The latest rupture between Iran and France is being fought less with rhetoric than with legal language, as both capitals invoke the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to justify reciprocal expulsions. At the heart of the crisis is a July incident in Tehran that Paris describes as a deliberate assault on its diplomats, and […]
EU Approves €6.1 Billion Defence Package for Ukraine on Independence Day
On Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day, the European Union delivered more than ceremonial congratulations. The European Commission announced that it had approved €6.1 billion in new defence procurement funding for Kyiv, explicitly earmarked for air and missile defence systems, missiles, ammunition and radars. The move is framed by Brussels as both a technical disbursement and a […]
