The Commission chief has used the Middle East escalation to question the global order and push for a more militarized security doctrine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has failed to condemn the US-Israeli war on Iran, saying “there should be no tears shed for” Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the initial strikes.

Speaking at an annual conference of EU ambassadors on Monday, von der Leyen brushed aside debate over whether the attack on Iran “is a war of choice or necessity,” portraying it instead as opening “a path towards a free Iran.”

“I believe this debate misses the point,” she said. “I…

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