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US Joining Israel-Iran Conflict Would Lead to ‘Broader Conflict,’ Warns EU 

Police stand next to a crater at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
Police stand next to a crater at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
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US Joining Israel-Iran Conflict Would Lead to ‘Broader Conflict,’ Warns EU 

Police stand next to a crater at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
Police stand next to a crater at an impact site following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)

The European Union’s top diplomat said on Tuesday that the United States joining the conflict between Israel and Iran would “drag the region into a broader conflict.” 

Kaja Kallas added that during a recent call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he had “emphasized that it’s also not in their interest to be drawn into this conflict.” 

Kallas said the foreign ministers of the 27-nation bloc, in a video conference meeting, agreed on a peaceful political resolution of the conflict in Gaza and between Israel and Iran. 

“Ministers called on all sides to abide by international law, exercise restraint and avoid actions that could spiral out of control.” 

She said that “all agreed the urgent need for de-escalation” and that “Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb and diplomacy is the solution to prevent this.” 

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Flash Floods Triggered by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 49 People in Northwestern Pakistan

In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)
In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)
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Flash Floods Triggered by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 49 People in Northwestern Pakistan

In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)
In this photo released by Rescue 1122 Emergency Department, rescue workers and local residents gather at the site of a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding in Salarzai, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Rescue 1122 Emergency Department via AP)

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides.

More than 360 people, mostly women and children, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since June 26. Most of the latest deaths were reported in northern and northwestern Pakistan, according to local officials.

At least 10 people were killed Thursday after being swept away by flash floods in Ghazar district in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, said regional government spokesman Faizullah Faraq.

Another 16 people, including women and children, died the day before in Bajaur district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when a massive cloudburst led to flash flooding, said rescue official Amjad Khan. He said 17 others were swept away and remain missing.

Flash floods also hit Battagram, a district in the northwest, killing 10 people, government administrator Saleem Khan said. He said another 18 people were still missing.

Seven more people died Thursday in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which is a split between Pakistan and India and claimed by both in its entirety, according to the state disaster management authority.