Germany calls for emergency EU meeting due to MIddle East crisis
The German foreign minister has called for a crisis meeting of all the foreign ministers in the European Union in order to discuss the escalation in the Middle East. He specifically expressed concern regarding Iraq's involvement in the situation saying Iraq should not become unstable due to the conflict in the region.
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Iran claims the US missed a chance to remove sanctions during coronavirus crisis
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