Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict | Middle East and north Africa
Countries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after the EU and the UN immediately called for diplomacy to the US nuclear areas of the US, and fears that the war could trigger a wider climb that could come out of control.
Historically, the Gulf States, which are regional competitors with nearby Iran and criticized their nuclear ambitions, expressed a serious concern in US strikes due to the risk of retaliation against US military bases in the US countries.
The United Arab Emirates, which mediates Iran-US nuclear talks, and Oman criticized the US attack and called on to emerge.
Qatar, which hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East, said in a statement on Sunday that he was afraid that there may be serious echoes of regional and internationally.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The current dangerous rise in the region can lead to disaster results at both regional and international levels.” He said that he called all parties to “avoid wisdom, restriction and further rise”.
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Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, was a high -security warning after expressing the “great concern ve and emphasizing the need to“ show all efforts and avoid the rise to implement the restriction after the US impact.
UN Secretary -General António Guterres said that the US was “heavily concerned about the use of power against Iran. He said it is very important to avoid chaos spiral ”at this dangerous time”.
“This is already a dangerous rise in a region on the sidelines and a direct threat to international peace and security. There is an increasing risk of rapidly out of control with catastrophic results for civilians, region and the world. There is no military solution. The only way of diplomacy. The only hope is reconcile.”
“This military climb pose a serious threat to peace and security in the Middle East, and poses serious risks for regional stability.”
Pakistan, the only nuclear -armed Muslim country and a long -term alliance of Washington Pakistan, said that the US attacks have “violated all the norms of international law.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: uz We are interested in the possible increase in the tensions in the region. ” He said Iran had a legitimate right to defend himself under the UN charter.
Russia called the United States as “irresponsible”, kr the gross violation of international law ”and a“ dangerous rise ”.
EU numbers tried to provide them to focus on diplomacy.
European Foreign Ministers met with Iranian colleagues Abbas Araghchi in Switzerland on Friday, for further talks to prevent the increase in conflict, but they did not break down immediately and US strikes came quickly.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas called for an increase and return to negotiations. The authority said Iran should not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon defining as a threat to international security.
Kallas wrote on social media, “I urge all parties to step back, return to the negotiation table and prevent further rise”. EU Foreign Ministers will gather to discuss the situation on Monday.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot expressed “concern ve in US strikes and said France did not“ participate in these strikes or planning ”.
France said he wanted to restrict restriction from all parties to avoid any climbing that may lead to the extension of the conflict ”.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for dialogue, saying that he called and use Iran to use and use maximum restriction in this dangerous context to allow the diplomatic path to return.
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said to the state publisher Rai: “Now, after this attack, we hope that it has caused great damage to nuclear weapons production and pose a threat to the whole region, an increase may begin and Iran can sit at the negotiating table.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran should immediately enter negotiations with the US and Israel and find a diplomatic solution to conflict ”.
Keir Starmer also called on to return to negotiations. “Iran’s nuclear program is a major threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the United States has taken action to alleviate this threat. The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement: “The ongoing military action in the Middle East is extremely worrying and further rise is avoided. New Zealand supports the efforts for diplomacy strongly. We encourage all parties to return to negotiations. Diplomacy will make a more lasting decision than more military action.
A spokesman for the Australian government: “The security situation in the region is quite variable. We continue to call for promotion, dialogue and diplomacy.”
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil said that his country was “condemned the US military aggression against Iran” and wanted hostilities to be stopped immediately.
Miguel Díaz-Kanel, the president of Cuba, strongly condemned the US bombing, which he described as a “dangerous rise”. He wrote on social media: “aggression seriously violates the UN charter and international law and puts humanity into a crisis with irreversible consequences.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump in a video published on social media. He said: “History will record that President Trump denies the world’s most dangerous regime in the world’s most dangerous weapons.”
Ukraine said that the US and Israel’s strikes in Iran are right to prevent Nuclear weapons development and praised the military intervention as a “clear signal ..
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “Ukraine was convinced that Iran’s nuclear program should be stopped, so it did not pose a threat to the Middle East countries or another state.”
