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Israeli jets bombed central Beirut on Wednesday, as the G7 leaders and UN Security Council ambassadors spoke (Photo: idf.il)

EU and US leaders urge Israel to avoid Iran war

Western leaders have urged Israel to seek a "diplomatic solution" with Iran to avoid all-out war, but Israel's rhetoric at the UN the same day indicated further escalation. 

"It was reaffirmed that a region-wide conflict is not in anyone’s interest and that a diplomatic solution is still possible," the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Israeli jets bombed central Beirut on Wednesday, as the G7 leaders and UN Security Council ambassadors spoke (Photo: idf.il)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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