UK, France, Germany Condemn Iran’s Plans to Expand Nuclear Program 

This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on November 4, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), northeast of the city of Qom. (Photo by Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on November 4, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), northeast of the city of Qom. (Photo by Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
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UK, France, Germany Condemn Iran’s Plans to Expand Nuclear Program 

This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on November 4, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), northeast of the city of Qom. (Photo by Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on November 4, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), northeast of the city of Qom. (Photo by Satellite image 2021 Maxar Technologies / AFP)

Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday condemned Iran's plans to expand its nuclear program after the UN nuclear watchdog said Iran was enriching uranium, with plans to further expand enrichment at two plants. 

"Iran’s step is a challenge to the global non-proliferation system," the three nations said in a joint statement provided by the British government.  

"This step, which carries significant proliferation-related risks, has no credible civilian justification," they added. 

"We will continue to consult, alongside international partners, on how best to address Iran’s continued nuclear escalation." 



Iran Guards Chief Says Netanyahu ICC Warrant 'Political Death' of Israel

Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami - File/AFP
Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami - File/AFP
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Iran Guards Chief Says Netanyahu ICC Warrant 'Political Death' of Israel

Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami - File/AFP
Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami - File/AFP

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Friday described the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former defense minister as the “end and political death” of Israel, in a speech.
“This means the end and political death of the Zionist regime, a regime that today lives in absolute political isolation in the world and its officials can no longer travel to other countries,” Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami said in the speech aired on state TV.
In the first official reaction by Iran, Salami called the ICC warrant “a welcome move” and a “great victory for the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements,” both supported by the Islamic republic, AFP reported.
The court also issued a warrant for the arrest of Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif.
The warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant were issued in response to accusations of crimes against humanity and war crimes during Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, sparked by the Palestinian militant group’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The ICC’s move theoretically limits the movement of Netanyahu, as any of the court’s 124 national members would be obliged to arrest him on their territory.
The court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan urged the body’s members to act on the warrants, and for non-members to work together in “upholding international law.”