As Israel and Iran continue to fire missiles at each other, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany are due to meet with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva today to discuss Tehran'suclear programme. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs will also be present. Commentators examine the global powers' entanglement in the Middle East and the chances of aegotiated solution.

Israel is doing the "dirty work" for the entire West in Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with German broadcaster ZDF during the G7 summit in Canada. He went on to praise the Israeli leadership and army for their "courage" in taking military action against Iran as an active sponsor of terrorism. Merz's harsh words have provoked an equally harsh discussion in the media.

Nato member states will convene for a two-day summit in The Hagueext week. The main topic will be to asses the strength of alliance and how its members can achieve the target of five percent of GDP for defence spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump. Commentators debate how much sense such an increase makes in view of the tight budgets - and how acute the threat is.

After the early departure of US President Donald Trump, the G7 summit in Canada ended without a joint final declaration. The leaders did, however, call for de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, while at the same time stressing Israel's right to self-defence and that Iran mustever be allowed to possessuclear weapons. In addition, six states, without the US, assured Ukraine of their continued support.