EU postpones ministerial discussion on Iran to March

Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas speaks to the press ahead of the European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.
Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas speaks to the press ahead of the European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that a planned ministers-only discussion on Iran was postponed due to the absence of key foreign ministers.

“On Iran, we were supposed to have discussions, ministers-only format, regarding Iran today but because very important foreign ministers were missing, so we postponed this,” Kallas said.

“The point was to have ministers-only discussion to get the understanding where we are so that we are able to come out with initiatives and concrete proposals,” she added, confirming that the meeting has been postponed to March.

Last week, Laurence Norman of The Wall Street Journal reported that that European Union foreign ministers we due to meet on Monday for a ministerial discussion focusing on Iran.

In a post on X, Norman said the agenda "will span Tehran’s support for Russia, its nuclear advances, its arrest of European citizens among other issues."

"First @kajakallas move to tighten EU stance on Iran," he added, referring to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. Norman cited the EU diplomat as saying the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be one of five key topics discussed.