In a joint statement, US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed their worries over the tense situation.
“While further violent confrontations have thus far been avoided, we remain concerned and troubled that government and opposition leaders have not yet found a way to break a dangerous stalemate,” they said.
But the government, which has faced intense domestic pressure to crack down on Morsi’s supporters, lashed out on Tuesday against what it called “excessive” international pressure.
This statement came as US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham outraged government supporters by describing Morsi’s removal as a “coup”.
“The people who are in charge were not elected, and the people who were elected are now in jail,” Graham said.
The comments drew a harsh rebuke from the presidency, which described the comments as “clumsy”.
Graham and McCain were later asked by CBS News if they were alarmed by events in Egypt.
“Oh my God,” Graham responded. “I didn’t know it was this bad. These people are just days or weeks away from all out bloodshed.”
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