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08:34And of course, these do come off the back of Israel attacking that south par in Iran, their largest gas
08:42field there.
08:43However, overnight as well, President Trump has come out and said he had no idea that these attacks were going
08:48to take place.
08:49He's condemned further attacks also on Iranian infrastructure.
08:54And meanwhile, Jane, Iran's security chief, Ali Larajani, has been killed in an Israeli strike.
09:00He was actually one of the most influential figures of the regime.
09:03Tell us more about that and what it could mean.
09:06Yes, now a lot of the top brass from that Iranian regime have been killed over the past few days.
09:11There's a statement out in the media in Iran today, supposedly from the supreme leader, Mojabar Khamenei, saying that he
09:18condemns these killings.
09:20And as you say, his top security chief was just the latest to be taken out.
09:25So he's very angry about that.
09:27Now, amidst these strikes, which are consistent through the day and night across the region, we are hearing that the
09:34Iranian people are against the regime there.
09:37And they're now taking to the streets in protest and they're coming up against security forces there.
09:42OK, Jane Witherspoon, of course, we have our Farsi desk all over that.
09:46Thank you so much for that live update there from the United Arab Emirates.
09:50Now, back here in Brussels at the EU summit, EU leaders are looking at ways to soften the blow from
09:56the war in the Middle East and also manage the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine, now entering its
10:01fifth year.
10:02Our Jakub Janus takes a look at how both wars are very connected.
10:07Today, 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels for the European Council.
10:12The official agenda highlights competitiveness and migration.
10:16But war overshadows it all.
10:18And your reporter doesn't yet know exactly what they will be saying.
10:22But we can certainly guess what keeps them up at night.
10:25Especially as Russia's war in Ukraine and the US-Israeli war in Iran have become deeply interlinked.
10:31Let's take a look together.
10:33With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, energy and petrol costs are soaring.
10:38And because that vital waterway handles a massive share of global fertiliser shipments, it also means higher grocery prices for
10:46everyone.
10:47To ease that pressure, Trump announced last week that he is lifting some sanctions on Russian oil.
10:53The US Treasury issued a temporary permit allowing countries to purchase Russian crude currently stranded at sea.
10:59And Washington insists this only applies to already loaded cargo, strictly ruling out new trades or major financial benefits for
11:09Russia.
11:10But European leaders are strongly pushing back.
11:13German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the move wrong, while Council President Antonio Costa argued it directly undermines European security by
11:23letting Moscow cash in.
11:24But here is the bitter irony.
11:27Since Trump's decision, oil prices have not drastically fallen.
11:31But European security has.
11:34This sanctions relief could hand the Kremlin a staggering $150 million a day.
11:40That single day of revenue buys up to 7,000 Iranian-designed Shahid drones.
11:46Or could fund sign-up bonuses for 5,000 new Russian soldiers.
11:51Every single day.
11:53And after bashing traditional diplomacy, Trump is disappointed Europe is not rushing to help secure the Middle East.
12:01But as EU leaders gathering Brussels just days after the Ides of March, one could say they know a political
12:08backstabbing when they see one.
12:15Jakob Ján is reporting for us there.
12:18Now, although only 27 EU leaders are in that summit physically today, some others are hoping to one day sit
12:24in there too.
12:25Like Iceland, who planned to hold a referendum on EU membership.
12:29For more, your news is Shona Murray sent down with the Foreign Minister of Iceland and started by asking her
12:34if this would be a very difficult referendum to get through.
12:37Everyone knows about Brexit and all the lies that were put on the table in that process.
12:46So, yes, it will not be an easy walk.
12:50But in the end, you know, you have to trust the nation and believe in her.
12:57And it's rather positive now.
12:59The outcome could be positive now, today, if we would vote.
13:04But on the other hand, you know, it's just a simple question, you know, should we continue the negotiation talks,
13:16yes or no?
13:17And from my point of view, if you say no, you are closing a lot of doors.
13:22Instead of saying yes, should we not continue, see what kind of negotiation and agreement we will get.
13:29If you say no, then I'm afraid that Iceland will be pretty much alone, not quite alone.
13:35But of course, we are still a member of NATO and we have the EAA agreement we have after.
13:40But I think our position will be not so strong as being a member of the European Union.
13:48And there, again, I come to the values we share.
13:52What do you make of the changing nature of the transatlantic relationship?
13:55If I could now criticize the European Union is that they should be with more self-esteem, you know.
14:04The European Union is a superpower, you know.
14:06And they should act like a superpower, if I could say so.
14:10And you just, if you watch and recall the Greenland's agenda from the US part, it was quite clear that
14:21the European Union was a backbone for Denmark and Greenland when these statements were made on the US behalf.
14:31And I think that was beneficial for Denmark, but it was also useful for us in Iceland to see, OK,
14:38European Union and most of the countries, they can stand with people, with other nations when they are in a
14:47way attacked and their sovereignty.
14:50Was that very worrying from an Icelandic point of view, what happened with Greenland?
14:54Because you're talking about two islands.
14:56And, I mean, he actually, Donald Trump kept on saying Iceland instead of Greenland in his speech in Davos.
15:01Yeah, but he meant Greenland.
15:02I know, I know, but still, I mean, Iceland at the back of his head somewhere.
15:07Somewhere, yeah, somewhere, yes.
15:08But actually, just to underline, Iceland has an excellent relationship with the US.
15:14Until it doesn't.
15:16Yes, but, you know, when it comes to defence and security, I just have to underline our cooperation in that
15:23field has been increasing and has been not just encouraging, you know, it has been very useful for Iceland and
15:30I know as well for the US.
15:32So, whatever people say, you know, in that field, defence and security, it's fine and it's one of the most
15:40important pillars of our new defence and security policy.
15:44But when it comes to trade, sadly, no, their friendship is not so good as it was, you know, because
15:51we got first 15 and then now 10 after the decision from the Supreme Court.
15:58So, I think in Iceland we are and we still will be advocating for a good transatlantic relationship.
16:07Of course, everybody is.
16:08You know, yeah, but we also have to work for it, you know, but we cannot be naive.
16:14Yeah.
16:14That's why I say it's important for Iceland to increase the pillars under the defence and security policy.
16:25Like I mentioned, there are two main pillars and there are defence and security policy, being a member of NATO.
16:31And the other pillar is the defence agreement with the US since 1951.
16:38But of course, we are having bilateral agreements with countries like Finland and Germany.
16:47and we are updating our memory of understanding and defence with Canada.
16:53And of course, we are debating our collaboration with other countries.
16:59And we have to do it because in this world, in this volatile world, you see what Finland and Sweden
17:05did.
17:05They joined NATO and they say those two pillars, EU and NATO, they are the backbone of their security.
17:13And I, of course, we in Iceland, we have to do something more that we have been doing.
17:18And that's why I, for example, I signed this security and defence partnership with EU today.
17:25When you say the EU should be acting like a superpower, you should recognise the leverage that it has.
17:32It's a humongous leverage, you know.
17:34What would you say Ursula von der Leyen should have done, maybe around the issue of tariffs?
17:39Should the EU have played a tariff game with Trump or accepted the 15%?
17:44I will not tell them what to do.
17:46You know, it's a difficult situation.
17:48What I only ask for is, in various areas, show your superpower.
17:55Because together, Europe is a strong alliance.
17:58As opposed to the example of Greenland.
18:01Yeah, exactly.
18:02For the example of Greenland, there, some nations said, OK, if you are going to put tariffs on us,
18:08because we are standing with Greenland and Denmark, then we are going to put tariffs on you.
18:13And, of course, it affected the markets in the US.
18:16And that's why one of the reasons that I think the US administration responded to.
18:26Euronews' Shona Murray there, speaking to the Foreign Minister of Iceland.
18:30Now, here on Euronews, our EU summit coverage is just getting started.
18:34Our reporters will be on the ground all day.
18:36We'll have a live blog all day and night.
18:38And tonight at seven, we'll be bringing you a very special live show from the summit floor,
18:42hosted by our Maria today.
18:44Also, don't miss that.
18:45But for more on how the actual summit will unfold today,
18:48we can bring in briefly again our Shona Murray, who's on the arrivals floor for us.
18:53Anyone arrived yet, Shona?
18:54And how will the day proceed?
18:57No, no one arrived yet.
18:58As you can see, it's gotten much, much busier.
19:01EU leaders will start giving their statements to their press.
19:03They'll probably obviously highlight the Iran war, their concerns about the spillover.
19:07Key on the agenda for all of them will be to get the message across
19:10that they will try to do something about spiralling energy prices.
19:13The problem is that EU member states are not agreed about how the EU should proceed in this regard.
19:18Also, we'll have President Zelensky of Ukraine on video call.
19:22He will be putting his point across in relation to the 90 billion euros,
19:25but also how Ukraine can help support the West in tackling Shahid drones.
19:29So it's going to be a long day.
19:31It's going to be rancorous.
19:32It's going to be difficult.
19:32And I'll probably see you here first thing in the morning in the same clothes like before.
19:36You will indeed.
19:37And actually, Shona, this summit was meant to be about competitiveness,
19:40but interesting how things have changed.
19:41As I said, stay glued to Euronews.com and Euronews TV for more coverage of that summit.
19:46Thanks for watching.
19:47Take care and see you soon.
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