Europe’s top diplomat discusses EU’s relationship with Trump and next steps for Iran
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🗓️ 28 June 2025
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| 0:00.0 | At this week's NATO summit in the Hague, President Trump declared what was, for him, unprecedented |
| 0:06.8 | support for the alliance. |
| 0:08.5 | And at the European Union summit, leaders called for support for Ukraine and for diplomacy |
| 0:13.7 | in the Middle East. |
| 0:15.1 | In the Hague, Nick Schifrin sat down with Europe's top diplomat to discuss the relationship |
| 0:19.9 | with President Trump and the path forward |
| 0:22.1 | with Iran. |
| 0:23.6 | Kai Kalas, thanks very much. |
| 0:24.6 | Welcome back. |
| 0:25.4 | Good to be here. |
| 0:26.5 | Let me begin in the Middle East. |
| 0:28.2 | You've declared this is the moment for Iran and the national community to return to the |
| 0:32.7 | negotiating table. |
| 0:33.6 | But a U.S. official says that the deadlock that existed before Israel's campaign still |
| 0:38.9 | exist. The U.S. is demanding that Iran not enriched domestically, and Iran is demanding that it |
| 0:44.2 | does enrich domestically. So what's the way out? Which shows clearly that we need to talk. |
| 0:49.6 | It is not only the nuclear that is worrying us, also the missile program, also Iran's attacks, |
| 0:56.4 | cyber and hybrid attacks on European countries, also their support to Russia in the war |
| 1:03.4 | against Ukraine, so diplomacy is the way. |
| 1:06.8 | Can U.S. and Israeli military strikes alone end Iran's nuclear program? |
| 1:12.2 | Well, they certainly set it back, but you can't erase the know-how. |
| 1:16.4 | We need to have a clear agreement with Iran because everybody agrees, at least in Europe, |
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