After the president Donald Trump He stressed that the American bombers B-2 hit three Iranian nuclear complexes on Saturday, which prompted America to the Middle East conflict, and he responded to world leaders all over the world to escalate.
Late Saturday night, Trump said the sites were “fully blocked”, describing the necessary raids to stop pushing Iran into a nuclear bomb. Tehran condemned what was called a “criminal” action and said that the United States “made a serious war.”
In a joint post on the social media platform X, previously twitterThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, part of the Iranian Armed Forces, books In the Persian, “The war now started for us.”
Why do it matter
After the development of Saturday, anxiety over the international expansion of the Israeli conflict increased.
The strikes follow weeks of increasing tensions between Iran and Israel, after an Israeli attack earlier this month on Iranian nuclear and military sites. While the United States has decreased before, its direct participation defines a new stage in the conflict.
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What do you know
Houthi rebels in Yemen and agitation The American strikes condemned, undertaking Iran’s support in its battle against “Zionist and American aggression”.
The Iraqi government, which has close relations with Washington and Tehran, condemned the strikes, saying that military development threatened peace and security in the Middle East.
“The continuation of such attacks risks a serious escalation with the consequences that exceed the borders of any one country, which threatens the security of the entire region and the world,” the government spokesman said in a statement.
While it did not condemn this step, Saudi Arabia has expressed “deep concern” about the American attacks.
“The Kingdom emphasizes the need to make all possible efforts to exercise restraint, escalation tensions, and avoid more escalation,” the Kingdom said in a statement.
Qatar also refuses to condemn the attacks, but it said it “destroys” the escalating tensions in the Iran war.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha urged the countries concerned to “avoid escalation, which the peoples of the region cannot tolerate, burdened with the tragic humanitarian conflicts and their tragic repercussions.”
When condemning the air strikes, Oman said they threatened “to expand the scope of the conflict and constitute a serious violation of international law United Nations Charter.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the American bombing can lead to a regional conflict that no country can bear and called for negotiations.
“Lebanon, its leadership, the parties, and the people, are aware of today, more than ever, that it has paid a heavy price for the wars that erupted on its soil and in the region,” Aoun said in a statement about X.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the Iranian nuclear facilities “are a threat to the entire region,” adding that he will speak with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grose, on Sunday, “to understand the consequences that may be there from a security point of view.”
British Prime Minister Sir Care Starmer He called Iran to return to the negotiating table to end the crisis – the United Kingdom, along with European UnionFrance and Germany tried to find a solution in Switzerland last week with Iran.
Winston Peters, New Zealand Foreign Minister, also called for peace talks, saying that the crisis was “the most serious that I have ever dealt with.”
The South Korean Presidential Office held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the economic and political effects of strikes, while Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Ishiba told the reporters on Sunday that it was important to calm the situation as soon as possible.
“We were evident that the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile program was a threat to international peace and security. We note the US President’s statement that now is the time for peace,” said the Australian government, which closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuating the employees on Friday.
What people say
The head of the European Union’s foreign policy, Kaja Calas He said in a post on social media: “I urge all aspects to retreat and return to the negotiating table and prevent more escalation.”
United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres, books On X: “I am very concerned about the use of power by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region on the edge of the abyss already-and a direct threat to international peace and security.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi books On X: “Last week, we were in negotiations with the United States when Israel decided to detonate that diplomacy. This week, we had talks with E3/Eu when he decided to detonate that diplomacy. What is the conclusion that would it?” E3 refers to the member states of Germany, France and Italy.
What happens after that
While a number of leaders called on Iran to return to the negotiating table, the country’s foreign minister suggested that it is unlikely to do so.
“Britain and European Union High delegate, Iran, which must “return” to the table. But how can Iran return to something that it never left, not to mention an explosion? Abbas Aragchi books In a post on X.
This story contains reports from the Associated Press.
