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Evening Standard
Politics
Cillian Sherlock

Irish Government accused of ‘soft-pedalling’ response to US strikes on Iran

Taoiseach Micheal Martin during a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Taoiseach has been accused of offering a defence for “brazen” breaches of international law, as opposition parties charged him with refusing to condemn US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Micheal Martin was further accused of “soft pedalling” the Government’s approach to appease the US administration, ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump later this month.

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