اروپا تودی: پیوستن روبیو به نشست جی۷ در فرانسه؛ جنگ ایران محور روز دوم

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اروپا تودی: پیوستن روبیو به نشست جی۷ در فرانسه؛ جنگ ایران محور روز دوم  هر روز ساعت ۸ صبح به وقت بروکسل برنامه صبحگاهی اصلی یورونیوز «اروپای امروز» را تماشا کنید؛ تنها در ۲۰ دقیقه از مهم‌ترین خبرهای روز باخبر شوید.  لب بیشتر : http://parsi.euronews.com/2026/03/27/europe-today-rubio-joins-crucial-g7-talks-in-france-as-iran-war-set-to-dominate-second-day  مشترک شوید: یورونیوز به یازده زبان دیگر در دسترس شماست

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00:14Good morning. It is Friday the 27th of March. I'm Maeve McMahan and you're watching Europe Today.

00:21That's your daily digest of European news and analysis in just 20 minutes.

00:25Coming up this weekend marks four weeks since the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed,

00:32an event which has triggered a wider war and global instability.

00:36Threats to shipping have brought the crucial Strait of Hormuz to a standstill, sending energy prices soaring.

00:42A number of European countries have rushed to pass emergency packages to soften the blow to their economies

00:49as Eurozone bonds tumble and Wall Street hits a major low.

00:52Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine continues with stray Russian drones landing in the Baltics this week.

00:58We'll be crossing live to the Finnish capital shortly.

01:01But first, G7 foreign ministers are gathering in France today for crucial talks.

01:07This is President Trump says the US will stop targeting Iranian energy sites for another 10 days as talks are

01:13ongoing with Tehran.

01:14For more on the talks today in France that will, of course, be dominated by the war in the Middle

01:19East,

01:19Euronews correspondent Maya de la Boome joins us here in the studio.

01:22Good morning, Maya.

01:24So look, all eyes, of course, on the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today at those talks.

01:29Will he be able to convince his counterparts, though, that the US really does have a plan here to end

01:33this war?

01:34I mean, he will have to convince, but he will also have to reassure them that there is an exit

01:39plan,

01:39because we have heard from US President Donald Trump that there are negotiations between the American and the Iranian side,

01:46but we don't know much about what these talks are about.

01:50And in the meantime, you have, you know, strikes that are ongoing in the region.

01:54And now we have Trump saying it is in the interest of Iran to negotiate the deal.

02:01Let's take a listen.

02:02They are begging to make a deal, not me.

02:05They're begging to make a deal.

02:07And anybody that saw what was happening over there would understand why they want to make a deal.

02:12I say they're lousy fighters, but they're great negotiators.

02:15President Trump there.

02:16And just Maya, fill us in.

02:17What else is up for discussion today at those talks?

02:19So besides Iran, which is the main topic of the day, there is Gaza.

02:24The ministers will call for a ceasefire in Gaza,

02:28but they will also say more humanitarian aid is needed there.

02:32Clearly, as you know, there are divisions also with their relationship with Israel, especially the Europeans.

02:38They will also talk about Ukraine, which is the main topic on the agenda.

02:43How do we maintain the support for Ukraine, but also how do they intend to put more pressure on Russia?

02:51And that is the key question here.

02:53All the attention is on Russia because Russia is involved in two conflicts.

02:57You have Ukraine, but also there is Iran.

03:00And so these two conflicts are intertwined.

03:03And this is what, you know, the EU's chief diplomat said yesterday as she entered the G7.

03:10Do not separate the two conflicts and do not separate Russia's key role here.

03:15Let's take a listen.

03:16We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans.

03:25And Russia is also supporting Iran now with the drones.

03:29These wars are very much interlinked.

03:31So if America wants the war in the Middle East to stop Iran, to stop attacking them,

03:38they should also put the pressure on Russia.

03:41Kaya Callas there.

03:42And Maya, this summit also is coming ahead of the big G7 summit taking place in June.

03:47There's a bit of controversy here, though, about South Africa's participation.

03:50It looks like they won't be invited now.

03:52Yes, there was a lot of pressure from the U.S. on French, which is presiding the G7, to boycott

03:59South Africa.

03:59So clearly these are accusations from Donald Trump about, you know, mistreatment of white farmers in South Africa.

04:07Also, Trump is very angry at South Africa because of Gaza.

04:11They have filed a legal complaint for crimes against humanity, against Israel.

04:15So these are part of, you know, the conflict that there is, which is basically between U.S. and South

04:21Africa.

04:22But it shows you that, you know, geopolitics are not just about decision.

04:25It's about who sits at the table.

04:28Indeed.

04:29Maida Lubun, thank you so much for that update.

04:31We'll, of course, keep a very close eye on those meetings today.

04:34But in case you're sitting there and actually wondering what exactly is this G7 forum and what it aspires to

04:39achieve,

04:40you're not the only one.

04:41Jakob Janis takes a look.

04:44You might have heard about G7 meetings and one is happening right now in France as we speak.

04:50And the foreign ministers of one of the most advanced economies are gathering to tackle a world on fire.

04:55But your reporter started to wonder what exactly is this group doing

04:59and does it still have the power to fix global crises?

05:04The group of seven is an exclusive informal club made up of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan

05:13and the United Kingdom alongside the EU.

05:16And they have immense economic gravity.

05:19When the G7 unifies on freezing assets or setting global taxes, the rest of the world glistens and usually adapts.

05:28And as they meet today, they will discuss ceasefire plans in Gaza, securing maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz,

05:35backing Ukraine and adding more sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet.

05:39And it all feels like history is repeating itself.

05:42After all, the G7 was created on the French initiative following the 1970s oil crisis.

05:49And it all sounds nice, but you might be wondering, does it actually have power?

05:54And the answer depends on how we define it.

05:57The G7 cannot pass binding international laws and it has no combined military.

06:03Every pledge relies entirely on leaders keeping their promises back home.

06:08But not everything is so sweet as it faces structural limits.

06:12By limiting its membership to traditional Western powers, it does overlook the global South.

06:18And the rapid expansion of BRICS+, to a coalition of emerging economies,

06:24proves the G7 is no longer the only heavyweight in the international affairs.

06:28And as Donald Trump pushes to make global policy entirely by himself,

06:34the G7 might seem like a relic.

06:36However, it stands as a major attempt to keep the world's biggest democracies working together,

06:42rather than each going its alone.

06:50And as those talks get underway today,

06:53President Trump has said he will delay attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure until the 6th of April.

06:58He claims that talks with Iran on a peace deal are going, quote,

07:02very well.

07:02But the Iranian regime has said it has doubts about Washington's willingness to negotiate.

07:07To find out exactly what is the Iranian counter-ceasefire plan,

07:10we can cross now to Euronews' newsroom in Lyon and bring in our Babak Kamir,

07:14that's the head of our Persian news service.

07:17Good morning, Babak.

07:18Just tell us, the Iranian regime so far is rejecting President Trump's plans to talk.

07:23So what exactly is their proposal?

07:26Listen, what we know about Iran's plan largely comes from Iranian media reports.

07:32It includes several key demands, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East,

07:38guarantees against any further strikes on Iran,

07:41compensation for damages and recognition of Iran's missile program.

07:45At the same time, Tehran has dismissed a proposal from Trump, describing them as an unrealistic list of demands.

07:54In reality, both sides are putting forward conditions that the other is highly unlikely to accept.

08:01From Iran's perspective, giving up core elements such as its missile program

08:07would go directly against the Islamic Republic's strategic doctrine.

08:11In fact, accepting such terms could fundamentally undermine the system itself,

08:18something Trump has at the time hinted at in the context of regime change.

08:23We are also seeing mixed signals.

08:26On the one hand, Trump has extended his deadline and paused the potential strike for another 10 days.

08:33On the other, there are credible reports of increased U.S. military deployment in the region.

08:39The gap between the two sides remains extremely wide.

08:43Even 10 weeks, not just 10 days, would likely not be enough to bridge it.

08:48So while some of this may still be signaling or a strategic bluffing,

08:54the overall picture is clear.

08:55The positions remain fundamentally incompatible,

08:59and the risk of escalation is not only real, it may be increasing.

09:05Thank you so much for that update there from Euronews Leon.

09:10Now, Lebanon was drawn into this war in early March when Tehan backed Hezbollah,

09:15began firing rockets into Israel, and Israel fired back.

09:19The Lebanese cabinet has now said that Israel is, quote,

09:22threatening Lebanon's sovereignty and will file a complaint with the Security Council in this regard.

09:27The humanitarian impact in just a couple of weeks has been devastating,

09:31with over 1 million displaced in Lebanon and many, many dead.

09:35For the view now from Lebanon coming up, we'll be joined by Ghassan Salami,

09:40a huge academic and political figure in Lebanon,

09:43currently serving as the Minister of Culture since February 2025.

09:47Good morning, Minister.

09:49Thank you so much for joining us here on Euronews.

09:52Just first question, how severe is the situation in southern Lebanon, especially right now?

09:59Well, I think I agree with the Associated Press qualification of what is happening.

10:04Yesterday, AP has shifted from something quite vague into saying exactly that it's an invasion.

10:12I used to say it's a creeping action by the Israeli military,

10:16and I say since yesterday, it's now an invasion.

10:20And Israel is saying clearly that it wants to create a buffer zone in south of Lebanon.

10:25Are you fearing now a land grab?

10:27We've even heard one far-right Israeli minister calling for annexation.

10:31Yes, that's true.

10:32We take seriously all these statements.

10:35I take seriously what Smotrich said,

10:37that he wants to occupy and annex all the areas south of the Litani.

10:42I take even more seriously what Katz, the Minister of Defence,

10:46and said that he wants to have a buffer zone until the Litani.

10:50The problem is the following.

10:52There is a long history of Israel with buffer zones.

10:55They had a buffer zone in south Lebanon for 22 years until the year 2000,

11:00when they withdrew and said,

11:02we don't need it anymore.

11:03It is doing harm to us more than it is doing any good.

11:07But now the new form of buffer zone they are trying to implement on the ground

11:16is very different.

11:17Wherever they go, they don't leave any civilians.

11:21They don't leave any house.

11:23They don't leave any possibility for civilians to go back to houses

11:26because they are absolutely destroying all the villages.

11:3034 of them have been destroyed and therefore what they are,

11:35the new concept of the buffer zone is a much more radical one,

11:40much more damaging to the civilian population.

11:44And tell me, how are you supporting,

11:46how is your government supporting civilian populations?

11:48Are you encouraging people to stay in areas that are under attack

11:52or should they flee?

11:53And do you have enough support for these people on the ground?

11:56It is very difficult to support them

11:58because very often ambulances are hit,

12:03relief trucks are hit, etc.

12:06So no, we leave it to them to decide what they do.

12:09But whenever they move from their homes,

12:12we take care of them.

12:13And that's why we have now more than 700 shelters

12:18across the country where they are received and properly treated.

12:22And I am going immediately after this interview

12:25to visit three or four of these shelters

12:29in the outskirts of Beirut.

12:31We take care of them.

12:33And I should say that the flow of international aid

12:38is starting to come and to help us by sea and by air.

12:42And we have put in place a service of very rapid distribution.

12:47Once we get any help,

12:50it goes almost the same day to those who need it.

12:54We have now more than 1,100,000 people.

12:59That's one out of five Lebanese who has been displaced.

13:03And some, I would say 17 or 18% of them live in these shelters.

13:08And then he hopes for talks with the Israelis to bring an end to this.

13:12We offer.

13:13We offer.

13:14The President of the Republic offer negotiating with Israel.

13:17We didn't have the proper answer so far.

13:20And we haven't been able to encourage possible mediators

13:30to put enough pressure on Israel to answer to our proposal.

13:34But the proposal was officially made by the President three weeks ago.

13:38And even if there is a ceasefire eventually between the US, Israel and Iran to end the war,

13:43to what extent could Lebanon just be left to be destroyed?

13:47It can be left to be destroyed.

13:50We need to, here we are, navigating very, very prudently

13:55between two possible scenarios we don't like.

13:58One, that there is a ceasefire in the Gulf.

14:01Although I don't see it right now.

14:03I don't see it.

14:04But this is another story.

14:05But suppose you have a ceasefire in the Gulf and Lebanon is left to itself to be destroyed

14:11entirely by the Israelis.

14:12This is one horrible scenario.

14:15The other, no less horrible scenario, is that Lebanon is one item on somebody else's agenda

14:22to negotiate.

14:23We don't want anybody to negotiate for us because we know that it will be a serious violation of our

14:31sovereignty.

14:32Okay, Minister Salami, thank you so much for speaking to us here this morning on your news.

14:36Thank you for listening.

14:38Take care.

14:39Now, of course, although the world's focus is very much on Iran,

14:43the threat of Russia is still Europe's number one concern.

14:46But the two wars are very much interrelated.

14:48And if hostilities continue in the Middle East, there are fears for NATO's ability to deal with

14:54so much widespread conflict.

14:56NATO allies have been meeting in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss all this.

14:59And that is exactly where our NATO correspondent, Shona Murray, finds herself as well this morning.

15:04So good morning, Shona.

15:05Thanks so much for joining us.

15:06Just tell us, how is Europe addressing security matters amidst the war in the Middle East?

15:13Well, Maeve, as we heard from NATO yesterday, Russia remains the biggest threat to European security.

15:18But as you mentioned there, these wars are very much intertwined.

15:21And we've had reports over the past few days that apparently crucial military equipment

15:26destined for Ukraine from the United States could be diverted to Iran as the war in Iran grinds on.

15:32Now, NATO has said this isn't the case, that that material is still flowing to Ukraine,

15:36particularly interceptors.

15:37But I heard from someone this morning who said this is probably inevitable, that this may happen.

15:42In addition to that, here in Helsinki, we had the leaders of the Baltics and the Arctic countries,

15:46in particular the Prime Minister of Norway and President Shubh of Finland,

15:50saying yesterday, repeating the mantra that the war in Iran is not NATO's war,

15:54NATO is a defensive organisation.

15:56Now, that's problematic because if you see what Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State last night,

16:01said on the way to the G7, he said, well, in actual fact, Ukraine isn't the United States war,

16:06so we'll have to take that into account.

16:08So there could be some conflict here.

16:10But for now, in Helsinki, I'm joined by Valérie Ayer, a French MEP and leader of the Renew Group

16:15in the European Parliament.

16:16Valérie, for how long do you think NATO can stay out of the war in Iran?

16:22Let's be clear.

16:24This is not our war.

16:25And a shift of attention on Ukraine would be a huge mistake.

16:30Europe's security is Ukraine's security, and Ukraine's security is Europe's security.

16:35Russia is the first threat for us, and that's why you have to be fully committed and to empower ourselves.

16:43But what we heard from Marco Rubio, the Secretary General of NATO, yesterday was that,

16:47well, the United States is really helping in this war with Ukraine and Russia because of the negotiations at the

16:53table.

16:53Now Marco Rubio is saying, if you don't help us in Iran, we won't help you with Ukraine and Russia

16:59anymore.

17:00Ukraine is not a bargaining chip, and this is not Iran's war, it's not our war.

17:05We stand here today in Finland.

17:07This is the longest border between the EU and Russia.

17:11We have to defend Finland.

17:12We have to defend Ukraine.

17:14We have to defend the EU.

17:15And this is our top priority, and it remains.

17:18But France and the UK and several other countries are part of a sort of a joint coalition to maybe

17:24re-secure the Strait of Hormuz.

17:26Now they say it's when the hostilities end, but they're part of that.

17:30Do you think that maybe the Europeans will need to put their shoulders to the wheel,

17:34help the Americans in order to get some payback for Ukraine?

17:38This is not a question on helping the Americans.

17:40This is a question of securising the Hormuz path to make sure that energy issues are not so harmful for

17:49Europe.

17:50But do you think that the Europeans can do anything realistically anyway in the Strait of Hormuz,

17:54despite the fact that, of course, the European economies are really suffering?

17:57As I said, this is a question of energy security.

18:00Also, what we have done until now at the European level is also to move on environmental transitions.

18:08What is the, what this question, this war shows us is our weakness.

18:14We are too dependent on fossil fuels, so we have to move on and to be more independent.

18:19And the point you made there, obviously, we're in Helsinki, which has the largest border with inside NATO with Russia

18:24and a country that's very much leading the way when it comes to preparedness.

18:28Thank you very much, Valérie Ayer, for that this morning.

18:30And back to you, Maeve.

18:31Thank you so much, Shona, for that update.

18:33And of course, to your guest there, Valérie Ayer, in what looks like a very windy, chilly Helsinki.

18:39Well, thank you so much now for tuning into us here on Europe Today.

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