The UN, the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom… have joined the request that Israel not respond militarily, and Iran has assured that for its part the exchange of attacks has ended.
The international community has asked Israel and Iran to avoid an escalation in the conflict between the two countries so that it does not spread in the Middle East region, a call that has been specific by Western countries to Israel asking it to contain.
On the night of last Saturday to Sunday, Iran launched some three hundred drones and projectiles against Israel in response to a bombing against the Iranian consulate in Damascus that caused the death of seven Revolutionary Guards and that Tehran attributes to the Israeli Army.
USA This past Sunday, he urged Israel to show restraint in its response to the Iranian attack, with the aim of avoiding further escalation in the Middle East.
The United States informed the Israelis that it will not participate in any offensive action in response to Iran’s historic attack, which was largely intercepted by the air defenses of Israel and those of other allies such as the United States, the United Kingdom or Jordan.
Iran insists it is “not seeking to increase tension” after attack on Israel
He German Chancellor Olaf Scholzhas condemned the unprecedented Iranian attack against Israel that “should never have happened”, and has urged both Tehran and the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu to contribute to a “de-escalation” of tensions.
Meanwhile, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has accused Iran of having carried out “a disproportionate attack” against Israeli soil, but has also asked Israel for restraint. “Israel can fight terrorism, but it is a democracy and has to do so in a proportionate manner,” said the French president.
And the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, has highlighted the importance of Israel not “intensifying” tension in the Middle East. “Israel has every right to respond as an independent sovereign country to being attacked in this way. But I think we are very anxious to avoid escalation and tell our friends in Israel that it is time to think with both our heads and our hearts.” “Cameron noted.
For their part, Arab countries, including Iran’s neighbors and those mediating to stop the war in Gaza, have in recent hours multiplied contacts among themselves and with the United States and Tehran to prevent violence in the Middle East from spilling over. control after Saturday’s unprecedented attack on Israel.
Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordanas well as Egypt and Qatar, these last two key mediators in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, have led a series of diplomatic contacts for this purpose during the night from Sunday to Monday, according to official media.
“There is a need for joint action in favor of de-escalation and to resolve disputes by peaceful means,” said the Qatari Foreign Minister, Mohamed bin Abdelrahman, to his Iranian counterpart, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, whom he called to ask for calm.
Taste It is a strategic ally of the US and is the closest to Iran among the Persian Gulf countries, and while it hosts a Hamas office in Doha, it has not taken any steps to normalize its relations with Israel.
The G7 and the European Union condemn the Iranian attack against Israel
The prime minister was tougher LebaneseNajib Mikati, who led a meeting of his Government this Monday to address the situation and during which he warned that Israel “is dragging” the Middle East into a war and has once again called for an end to the Israeli attacks against the Lebanon.
“Israel is dragging the region into war, and the international community must pay attention to this matter and put an end to this war,” the leader warned in a speech at the beginning of the meeting, according to a statement issued by the presidency of the Council of Lebanese ministers.
Russia, China and the UN
He Kremlin today called on Israel and Iran to resolve their differences “exclusively” through diplomatic means. “We advocate that all differences be resolved exclusively by political and diplomatic means,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
For its part, China This Monday he once again asked for “moderation” from all parties after the launch of dozens of drones and missiles by Iran against Israel.
The secretary general of the UNAntónio Guterres has condemned Iran’s launch of projectiles against Israel and the attacks against the Iranian Consulate in Damascus and has called on both countries to “take a step back” from the escalation because “the world cannot afford more war.” .
Source: Eitb
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