2024-04-14 06:59:31
International reactions continue to Iran’s launching of dozens of missiles and drones towards Israel late on Saturday evening. Several Western countries condemned the attack launched by Tehran on Tel Aviv, while Arab countries warned that this threatened to further destabilize the region.
Published on: 04/14/2024 – 08:59
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After Iran launched an attack on Israel on Saturday with dozens of missiles and drones in response to an attack targeting the Iranian consulate in Damascus at the beginning of this month, a group of countries were quick to express their position. This Iranian attack is a precedent of its kind in the history of ancient tension between Tel Aviv and Tehran.
AFor the United States
US President Joe Biden pledged to provide “steadfast” support to Israel in the face of the Iranian attack on Saturday, after he held an emergency meeting with senior security officials to discuss the growing escalation in the Middle East.
“I just met with my national security team to discuss Iran’s attacks against Israel,” Biden said on the
I just met with my national security team for an update on Iran’s attacks against Israel. Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. pic.twitter.com/kbywnsvmAx
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 13, 2024
US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson reaffirmed President Joe Biden’s “firm” support for Israel’s security.
“The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran,” she said in a statement. “President Biden is being regularly updated on developments in the situation,” she added.
For his part, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday evening that the Iranian attack on Israel shows the “great weakness” of the United States during the era of Democratic President Joe Biden.
Britain
“We have sent several additional Royal Air Force aircraft and mid-air refueling units to the region,” the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement. She added, “These British aircraft will intercept any air attack within the scope of our existing missions if necessary.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the “reckless” Iranian attack using drones and missiles on Israel, stressing that Britain “will continue to defend Israel’s security.”
“Along with our allies, we are working hard to ensure the situation is stabilized and to prevent further escalation,” Sunak said. “No one wants to see more bloodshed.”
The British government announced the sending of additional fighter aircraft to the Middle East, stressing that it would intercept “if necessary” any air attack.
France
French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségornet confirmed on Saturday via the X platform that his country condemns the attack launched by Iran on Israel.
The minister wrote, “By its decision to carry out this unprecedented act, Iran is crossing a new threshold in its actions aimed at destabilizing and risking a military escalation,” adding that “France reiterates its commitment to the security of Israel and affirms its solidarity” with the Hebrew state.
France condemns in the strongest terms the attack launched by Iran against Israel.
By deciding on such an unprecedented action, Iran is taking a new step in its destabilizing actions and taking the risk of a military escalation.
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— Stéphane Séjourné (@steph_sejourne) April 13, 2024
Germany
Germany warned that an Iranian attack with drones and missiles on Israel could “plunge an entire region into chaos.”
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on the X platform, “We condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing attack that may plunge an entire region into chaos,” adding, “Iran and its agents must stop this matter immediately.” She reiterated that Berlin stands “firmly with Israel.”
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “deep concern over the developments in the military escalation in the region and the seriousness of its repercussions,” calling on all “parties to exercise the utmost levels of restraint and spare the region and its people from the dangers of war.” The Ministry stressed “the need for the Security Council to assume its responsibility towards maintaining international peace and security, especially in this region that is extremely sensitive to global peace and security, and to prevent the worsening of the crisis that will have serious consequences if it expands.”
Egypt
Cairo warned of “the risk of regional expansion of the conflict.”
Through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it called for “the utmost levels of restraint” and stressed “direct contact with all parties to the conflict to try to contain the situation.”
China
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said in statements published on the ministry’s website on Sunday that China is deeply concerned about the escalation after Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel. In response to a question regarding the Iranian strikes, the spokesman said, “China calls on all parties concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid further escalation of tensions.”
He added that this round of tensions is one of the “repercussions of the war in Gaza,” and that suppressing this conflict is a “top priority.”
Japan
A statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Minister on Sunday said that Japan strongly condemned an Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel, describing it as an escalation of events, and expressed its deep concern about the situation. The statement said, “This attack exacerbates the deterioration of the current situation in the Middle East. We are deeply concerned and strongly condemn this type of escalation.”
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