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Posted on March 4, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleEU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas slammed Iran’s indiscriminate attacks on neighbours, warning they bolster its case for collapse. Meanwhile, Turkey reported NATO intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile aimed at Turkish airspace, and Polish FM Radosław Sikorski criticized Tehran for broadening th
WARSAW, March 4 (Reuters) - Iran's government is making a strong case for its demise by indiscriminately attacking its neighbours, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters on Wednesday.
"Iran's strategy is to sow chaos and set the region on fire," Kallas said.
Turkey said earlier on Wednesday that NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace.
Asked about the incident, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said: "Iran is broadening the war to countries that did not attack it ... there is a well known saying it's worse than a crime, it's a mistake."
Kallas said the war in the Middle East is diverting attention from Ukraine, but it was important not to let the war in Ukraine recede into the background. She added that the conflict in Iran has cost Russia an ally, but cautioned that Russia could benefit from a spike in oil prices stemming from the crisis.
(Reporting by Marek Strzelecki and Charlotte Van Campenhout; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Kaja Kallas stated that Iran’s government is making a case for its own demise by indiscriminately attacking its neighbours.
The conflict could lead to higher oil prices, which may benefit Russia but create uncertainty in global markets.
Turkey said NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace.
EU's Kallas warned that the war in the Middle East is diverting attention from the conflict in Ukraine.
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski said Iran is broadening the war to uninvolved countries, calling it a mistake.
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