00:00lead to UN action? On August 12, 2026, more than 30 countries plus the European Union's foreign
00:07policy chief issued a joint statement condemning Iran's execution of protesters and its broader
00:13use of the death penalty. Signatories included two permanent UN Security Council members,
00:18the United Kingdom and France, along with Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, and roughly two dozen
00:26other mostly European and Western-aligned states. Announced partly out of Paris by French Foreign
00:31Minister Jean-Noël Barreau, the statement called on Iran to listen to the voice of its people,
00:37end the use of the death penalty, and release those arbitrarily detained. Why now?
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