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03:53Maiv, hier in Doha and across the Gulf
03:55people are holding their collective breath
03:58this morning and that's because the 48-hour
04:00ultimatum issued by US President Donald
04:02Trump to potentially strike Iran's power
04:04infrastructure has come and gone and for now
04:07the worst case scenario seems to be avoided
04:09and honestly there's quite a bit of relief
04:11being felt here. People know just how
04:13potentially catastrophic this could have been
04:15with repercussions in Iran and felt here in
04:19the Gulf. Still our Euronews colleagues in
04:21Dubai, her jets being flown overhead all
04:23night, power lines were hit in Kuwait,
04:26shelter in place sirens were sounded in
04:28Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's defense
04:30ministry says it intercepted 19 drones
04:33overnight. Also Iranian media reported
04:35strikes on two energy facilities after the
04:37pause was called. So while people are
04:40cautiously optimistic, there's clearly deep
04:42uncertainty about what comes next. Here in
04:44the Gulf everything is so closely tied to
04:46energy and water. So when there's talk of
04:48hitting Iran's power infrastructure and
04:50Tehran's possible retaliation, people here
04:53start to think about real-life consequences
04:55about electricity, desalination and just
04:58daily life. So while there are two very
05:00different stories coming out of Tehran and
05:01Washington this morning, behind the scenes
05:03there are signs towards diplomacy. Countries
05:06like Turkey and Egypt are believed to be
05:08quietly passing messages back and forth. So
05:11right now, Maeve, the mood is cautious. Relief,
05:13absolutely, but still a tremendous amount of
05:16uncertainty. People here aren't just assuming
05:18that things are over, just thankful that it
05:21hasn't gotten worse yet.
05:23Okay, Adil Halim, thank you so much for that
05:25live update there from Doha. Now during their
05:28EU summit last week right here in Brussels,
05:30European leaders were clear that this was not
05:32their war. In a statement they called for
05:35quote, de-escalation, maximum restraint, the
05:37protection of civilians and full respect of
05:40international law by all parties.
05:42Euronews' EU editor Maria Tadeo had the chance
05:45to get the view from Israel on this by speaking
05:47to the former Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali
05:49Bennett. She asked him how he qualified this
05:52reaction from European leaders.
05:54You know, it's a bit cowardly. We are fighting
05:57their war. I'll tell you why. Iran shot two
06:01missiles to Diego Garcia, which is almost 4,000
06:05kilometers from Iran. That's a range that reaches
06:09Brussels, that reaches Madrid, that reaches
06:11Paris. And we, in fact, had we not acted, all of
06:17Europe would be under a terrible nuclear ballistic
06:22missile menace. So we're fighting your war and we
06:26expect not to be, you know, criticized in and on, but
06:31we expect your backing. That would be the decent
06:34thing to do, but we get it. We have to do the hard
06:37job. We're used to it and we'll do what's right.
06:40But let me pick up on that point. So at this point,
06:42you'd say the reaction from the Europeans is that they
06:44are cowards.
06:46Many, not everyone. Some European countries have stepped
06:49up to the plate, but many others.
06:51I'm not going to name names. I think you know exactly
06:54who I think any European leader who sort of says, this
06:58isn't our problem. So when will it become your problem
07:01when they have a nuclear weapon, when the missile is on
07:05its way to Madrid, when it hits Madrid or Barcelona? Is
07:08that when you're going to wake up? So we're doing the
07:11fighting. We didn't ask you for any help. Nothing. All we're
07:15doing is fighting against this horrible, radical Islamist
07:19menace. We're reducing and hopefully eliminating this
07:23threat. And instead of thanking us, you're criticizing us.
07:27And what's the deal there?
07:29Well, since you mentioned Madrid, of course, there's other
07:31governments led by the Spanish government that say this war
07:33is entirely illegal and, by the way, has destroyed any sort
07:36of diplomacy in the Middle East. Is that fair criticism?
07:40No, it's just foolish criticism. Spain's leadership has been
07:45just abhorrent, I have to say. Incredibly disappointing.
07:49Because here's how it works. If you allow a threat to grow and
07:56grow, at some point it becomes so big that you can't manage a
08:00threat anymore. Like North Korea, where the world did not act and
08:05now no one can take care and eliminate those nuclear weapons. Like
08:10Hitler, who became so big and everyone wanted to avoid war until
08:14it was too late. So this time we acted on time.
08:18But what about when a US top official resigned because he says there was no
08:22imminent threat to the US regarding that guy who quit? Well, he's a schmuck. I
08:28don't I don't care about him. He's irrelevant. He's going to go down in the dustbin of
08:33history. We're fighting the most just war ever. And we should be getting your back in
08:40and not your criticism. We've seen the president of the US now seems to want to
08:44make a deal. He suggests five days as still of talks. And he says the Iranians
08:49wants to make a deal. The US also wants to make a deal. What about Israel? Is the deal
08:52a good thing for Israel at this point? It depends. We have objectives. Our objective
08:56is to totally dismantle the nuclear program and ensure they never achieve a nuclear
09:00weapon. Same with the ballistic missiles and same with dismantling the terror
09:06proxies. So we have to see what the deal is. If it achieves those goals, that's
09:10wonderful. OK, and this is my final question, however, and it is the question
09:13at this point. What happens if the US decides this war is over for us? We leave
09:17now. Goals have been met. But Israel considers no. Those three key goals have
09:21not been met. Will you go on fighting alone without the support of the US? We're
09:25going to have to take a look at the actual results if this indeed turns into a
09:32full blown agreement and then we'll make our decisions based on those points. And
09:36what are those points? Are you working in tandem with the US? That is
09:39really the question, because it seems from the outside, Israel believes this is
09:43not going to get done in a week. The US is now talking about a five day until
09:47Friday. That's a big gap in the timeline. Yeah, we'll have to see. Our objectives are
09:51to dismantle the nuclear and ballistic programs, dismantle the global terror proxy
09:57network.
10:01Maurice Deo there speaking to Naftali Bennett, the former
10:04ultra-nationalist prime minister of Israel and businessman. You can catch the full
10:08interview on Euronews.com. But now moving on, the EU commission president is down under this week.
10:13She's just clinched a trade deal with Australia amid conflict and instability in the Middle East
10:18and trade tensions with the US and China. Jakob Janus reports.
10:23It's another 20 hour flight to Sydney, but the price at the end might just be worth it.
10:28European commission president is in Australia right now, trying to push a long delayed free
10:32trade deal across the finish line. With US tariffs rising and trade tensions heating up with China,
10:38both Brussels and Canberra urgently need reliable partners.
10:42Because trade is not just economics. It is power.
10:46And that's quite interesting. So let's take a look.
10:50The economic ties are already massive. The EU is currently Australia's third largest trading partner,
10:56exporting almost 28 billion euros more in goods than in imports. And for the EU, Australia ranks just 20th.
11:04But this deal is not about selling more machinery. It is about securing the green transition.
11:10A goal that the current war in Iran has turned into a matter of sheer energy security.
11:16Australia is the world's third largest producer of rare earths. And Brussels wants to remove trade
11:21barriers to critical raw materials like lithium and cobalt to limit its reliance on China.
11:27But the big sticking point is agriculture. Fearing a repeat of the Mercosur farmer protests,
11:33Brussels is putting a hard ceiling on Australian meat imports, demanding strict quarters and food
11:39protection for European food names. But hey, there's also a bigger picture. Brussels is on a roll
11:46sealing recent pacts with Mercosur, India, Mexico, Switzerland and Indonesia to become the ultimate
11:53reliable partner. And according to von der Leyen, the message is clear. The world wants to trade with
12:00Europe. And if you're thinking that there is somebody missing in this beautiful picture,
12:05it is the United States, which happens to be the EU's biggest trading partner. For now, European lawmakers
12:10are trying to implement a limited trade deal. But between Donald Trump's 15% tariffs and recent US
12:18Supreme Court chaos, progress is slow. And one would say that the biggest obstacle to an EU-US trade deal
12:25seems to be the US itself.
12:31I could be honest there. And in fact, this Thursday, the European Parliament will be voting on that EU-US
12:36trade deal that would impose 15% tariffs on EU goods. The EU also agreed to buy almost 650
12:43billion euro of US energy exports until 2028. To get the view now from the Trump administration,
12:49we're joined here in the studio by the US ambassador to the European Union, Andrew Puzder.
12:53Lovely to have you back with us.
12:55Great to be here, Maeve. Thanks for having me.
12:56So all eyes on this vote finally taking place this Thursday. Will it pass, do you think?
13:02All the signs seem to be good. You hate to take anything for granted,
13:05and I don't want to prejudge the result. We're going to keep working with people to
13:09make sure we address any issues that they have. But I say the signs are good. And it really would
13:13be economic malpractice not to pass this. It's a great deal for the United States and a great deal
13:18for the European Union. So hopefully we'll see it passed.
13:21We'll keep a close eye on it. You heard in that report that some think that the US is the
13:25biggest
13:25obstacle to doing trade with the European Union. How would you react to that argument?
13:29Well, I'd say, you know, we signed this agreement in, I think, yeah, we signed it in August,
13:34late August of this year. And every day since then, the United States has been in compliance
13:39with what it agreed to do under the agreement. We have yet to have a day where the Europeans
13:44are in compliance because they had a process to go through. I guess the second to the last step
13:49will be, or maybe the third to the last step is parliament approves, then they go to Trilog,
13:53and then they vote again. But we're anxious to see it approved. But I don't think the United States
13:59is the obstacle. Like I say, we've been complying. We're waiting for Europe to get through its process.
14:04But there's anxiety, of course, among European lawmakers. There's anxiety among European business
14:09due to the fact that every second week we hear different announcements from the White House when
14:13it comes to potential tariffs that would hurt our economy here in Europe.
14:16So, as I said, despite what you're hearing, despite the political talk, the United States has been
14:21in compliance every day. There's not one day where we haven't been in compliance under the agreement.
14:26And we're waiting for Europe to be in compliance like one day. So, I mean, I don't think this is
14:31a one-sided issue. We're ready to go.
14:34And can the Europeans trust you?
14:36Of course they can. They've trusted us for 250 years, I think. At least many of them have.
14:41And what happens if this is signed, but then in a couple of weeks, Trump gets angry with Spain,
14:46for example, due to their stance on certain geopolitical issues and decides to cut off trade with them?
14:51Well, if you're saying what happens if somebody breaches the agreement, then I think the parties
14:54have to analyze where they are. I don't know that that particularly would be a breach. We'd have to
14:59wait and see how the agreement comes out. We're still waiting to go through amendments that the
15:04parliament's proposed and whether the council will accept those amendments and there'll be a different
15:08bill out of the trilogue. And so we're waiting to see what the final bill says. But it's like any
15:13other agreement. If one party breaches, the other party reacts.
15:16And of course, the big news that we're reporting on this morning is Commission President Ursa
15:20von der Leyen in Australia clinching a brand new trade deal for the Europeans with Australia.
15:25What's the view from the White House on this?
15:27Look, if two of our closest allies come to an agreement on trade, I think that that helps
15:33the world. It doesn't hurt the world. We just want to make sure we get our deal done.
15:37Of course, you're not jealous of the other friendships that the European Union has across the world.
15:41We have other agreements as well. We have agreements with South Korea, with Japan.
15:46We're moving forward on a number of different tracks. I don't think we could
15:50lecture somebody else about doing the same.
15:53And is that a warning shot to Brussels to get that vote across?
15:55I don't make warning shots. I'm just hopeful that they'll get it across. I think it's in their
15:59best interest. I think it's in our best interest, best interest of the people of Europe and the
16:04people of America. So let's get it done. Let's move on. Let's really build the kind of economic
16:08relationship and the kind of joint prosperity that we could and should share.
16:12OK, we'll keep a close eye on it. Ambassador Andrew Posner, thank you so much for coming
16:15in to us here. Now we turn to Italy, where a two day referendum on judicial reform has concluded.
16:21The proposed changes triggered deep political divisions across the country and united the
16:25centre left opposition. The government argued that splitting the career paths of judges and
16:30prosecutors was essential to strengthening judicial independence. But critics say it could upset the
16:35balance of powers established after the fall of fascism. For more, we can head now to Rome and
16:40bring in our correspondent, Georgia Orlandi. Good morning. So the referendum has actually failed.
16:45What more can you tell us?
16:48Good morning, Maeve. Well, indeed, it looks like the majority of Italians rejected that key
16:53judicial reform. This was one of Maloney's main political pledges. The most controversial element of the
17:00reform was the proposal to change the way members of this body overseeing judges careers are selected.
17:08So under the proposal, they would have been chosen by selected by lottery move that the critics say
17:15undermines merit. And as you mentioned, that undermines the balance of powers, despite the fact that this
17:21reform was promoted as a way to limit political influence. Now, 50 million Italians were called to
17:27say yes or no to the reform. The no camp won just by a few points. That's not a landslide,
17:33but that's enough
17:33to block the reform, also considering that no turnout threshold was required. The most interesting aspect of
17:42the referendum was the fact that we saw a very high voter turnout, almost 60 percent higher than expected
17:49levels seen in 2022 during the general elections that brought Maloney to power. Something that makes us
17:56think that this was seen as a political test for Maloney and her government. Maeve?
18:01Well, this is it. It feels a little bit like a big test for Georgia Maloney's government. Did she fail
18:06it then?
18:08Well, indeed, Maeve, she had already ruled out resigning over the results. She wanted to avoid the path
18:19taken by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who resigned after losing that constitutional referendum
18:25in 2016. Reacting to the outcome, she said that, of course, she respects the decisions taken by
18:33Italian voters, but that she also says she's determined to continue now, hinting to the fact
18:39that she doesn't see this as a major political defeat. But it's clear, as analysts say, that
18:46this outcome has made her more vulnerable. So the next few months will be challenging, given that
18:52the next general elections will take place in 2027. The referendum took place at a challenging time.
18:59Maloney has faced a criticism over a handling of the war in the Middle East, especially when it comes
19:05to this very close relationship with Donald Trump that critics say, quote, it's very risky for Italy.
19:11The main takeaway from this outcome, though, Maeve, is the fact that Maloney will have to review its
19:16reform plan and most importantly, try to strengthen the ruling coalition unity within that coalition ahead of
19:24what looks like a very uncertain political phase. Maeve? Okay, Georgia Landy, thank you so much for that
19:29live update there from Rome. And thank you so much for watching Europe today. For more on any other
19:35stories breaking across Europe today, including the general elections taking place in Denmark,
19:40you can always visit Euronews.com. Thank you so much again for tuning in. Take care and see you very
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