MEPs and EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas discuss recent developments in the ongoing crises in the Middle East and the EU’s role in de-escalation. Military confrontations across the region have intensified in recent days and weeks, with Israel stepping up its ground operations in Lebanon despite the alleged ceasefire, and Iran attacking Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US strikes on its territory. Meanwhile, the recent US–Iran agreement has created conditions for a potential de-escalation and