THE The United States strikes Iranian nuclear sites Food the fears that the War of Israel with Tehran could degenerate into a broader regional conflict, and other countries reacted Sunday with calls for diplomacy and words of prudence. President Trump said Thursday that he would decide within two weeks to get involved. In the end, it only took days, and Washington inserted itself in the Israel campaign with its Sunday attack at the start of the hour.
It remained clear at the start of the amount of damage inflicted, but Trump praised the “massive precision strikes Of the three key nuclear assemblies of the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan, “as” massive military success “.
Iran had committed to retaliation if the United States joined the Israeli assault, and President Trump reiterated his severe warning to the Islamic Republic on Saturday evening against the targeting of American assets in the region.
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Some have wondered if a weakened Iran could capitulate or remain provocative and would begin to strike allies to the American targets dispersed in the Gulf region. There are about 40,000 American soldiers deployed in the Middle East, including many based on an easy striking distance from Iranian missiles, although its stock of such weapons has been exhausted by a week of Israeli attacks.
You will find below an overview of the reactions of various governments and other officials from around the world.
Israeli leaders rent strikes on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke following strikes, officials said. And In a video addressNetanyahu congratulated the president for carrying out strikes.
“President Trump and I often say peace by force. Force comes first, then comes peace,” he said. “And tonight, President Trump and the United States acted with great strength.”
Israeli president Isaac Herzog, in a Publish on social networksCalled the United States strikes “a moment when the principles of freedom, responsibility and security have triumphed. A decisive moment between the axis of terror and evil and the axis of hope.”
He thanked the United States and President Trump specifically by saying: “This courageous step serves the safety and security of everyone free. I hope this will lead to a better future for the Middle East-and will help advance the urgent liberation of our hostages held in captivity in Gaza.”
Iran’s military wishes are “unfortunate responses” to American strikes
The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, said that “in accordance with” the Charter of the United Nations “and its provisions, Iran reserves all the options to defend its sovereignty, its interest and their people”.
Araghchi said the United States had “committed a serious violation of the United Nations Charter” with its attack on Iran, and in the subsequent declarations published on social networks, He accused the Trump administration to have “decided to explode” diplomatic efforts.
“Last week, we were in negotiation with the United States when Israel decided to explode this diplomacy. This week, we Interviews with the E3 / EU When the United States has decided to explode this diplomacy. What conclusion did you draw? For Great Britain and the great representative of the EU, it is Iran who must “return” to the table. But how can Iran come back to something he has never left, and even less explode? “”
In a press release, the body of the Islamic Revolution of Iran said on Sunday that with its strikes, the United States had “practically placed itself at the forefront of the aggression by directly attacking peaceful facilities”.
He referred to plans to attack American assets in the Middle East, saying that “the number, dispersion and size of US military bases in the region are not a force, but have doubled their vulnerability”.
The IRGC said that its attacks on Israel “will continue with precision, deliberately and fiercely” and that the American decision to join the strikes of Israel would see it “using options beyond understanding and illusory calculations of the aggressor”, promising “unpertained” responses “.
Addressing journalists later Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey, Araghchi said that he would go to Moscow on Sunday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for “serious consultations”, citing Iran and the “strategic partnership” of Iran and Russia.
Russian state media say the Kremlin condemns us from strikes
In the statements relayed by Russian press agencies managed by the State, the Kremlin firmly condemned American attacks against Iran on Sunday, qualifying Mr. Trump’s decision to execute them “irresponsible” and a violation of international law which would considerably increase the risks of a broader war in the Middle East.
The UN chief says he is “seriously alarmed”, pushes diplomacy
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he was “seriously alarmed” by the use of force by the United States.
“There is an increasing risk that this conflict can quickly become uncontrollable-with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region and the world,” he said in a declaration Published on social networks. “I call the Member States to defuse.”
“There is no military solution. The only way to follow is diplomacy.”
Iranian Hamas allies, Houthis condemn “American aggression”, wish to join reprisals
Houthi rebels in Yemen and Hamas condemned American strikes. The Houthis promised to support Iran in its fight against “Zionist and American aggression”.
On Sunday, in a press release, the Houthi political office called on Muslim nations to join “jihad and the resistance option as a front against Zionist-American arrogance”.
Hamas and the Houthis are part of Iran’s so-called “resistance axis”, the pro-Iranian proximity collection extending from Yemen to Lebanon which, for years, has given Iran a considerable power in the region.
Hamas, for a long time designated a terrorist organization in the United States, Israel and the European Union, has ruled the Gaza Strip for almost 20 years. It has been attacked by Israeli forces since its launch of its without preceding on October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack against Israel, triggering the war in progress in Palestinian territory.
Practically all the high leaders of Hamas have been killed, and it is not difficult to know what capacity the group still has to set up major attacks against Israel.
The Houthis have also seen their missiles and other military assets in Yemen pounded by Israeli war aircraft for months, as well as American and British strikes aimed at reducing the Houthi threat to expedition to the region.
Lebanon leader says the country must avoid being attracted
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon must remain away from any possible regional overflow of the conflict.
“It is increasingly important for us to adhere to the supreme national interest strictly, which is the need to prevent Lebanon be … attracted by the current regional confrontation,” said Salam in a position on X.
Lebanon, which is just north of Israel, is the long -standing home for the Hezbollah group, altered by Hamas, supported by Iran. Long has appointed a terrorist organization by the United States, Hezbollah has also joined the war with Israel since the Hamas terrorist attack.
Hezbollah has been considered one of the most armed and powerful proxy forces in Iran in the region for many years, but a large part of its leadership has been killed and its Combat capacity reduced by successive Israeli strikes And months of cross -border soil operations that have seen Israeli forces push deeply in southern Lebanon.
It is not yet known if Hezbollah will join Iranian reprisal strikes against the facilities of Israel or the United States in the region, or what ability it keeps doing.
China’s state media say the United States could repeat “Iraq error”
A flash comment of the Chinese media managed by the government asked if the United States “repeat its error in Iraq in Iran”.
CGTN’s online song, the state -of -the -art tongue branch, said the American strikes mark a dangerous turning point.
“History has shown several times that military interventions in the Middle East often produce involuntary consequences, including prolonged conflicts and regional destabilization,” he said, citing the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.
He declared that a measured diplomatic approach which favors dialogue on military confrontation offers the best hope of stability in the Middle East.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls Iran to negotiate
“Iran’s nuclear program is a serious threat to international security. Iran can never be authorized to develop nuclear weapons and the United States has taken measures to mitigate this threat,” the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday On a declaration published on social networks.
“The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority,” he added. “We call on Iran to return to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to put an end to this crisis.”
The EU urges dialogue, with the Bloc Foreign Affairs Ministers to meet
“Iran should not be authorized to develop a nuclear weapon, because it would be a threat to international security. I urge all the parties to step back, to return to the negotiation table and to prevent a new escalation”, the head of foreign policy of the European Union Kaja Kallas said in a tweet.
She added that the foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states would meet on Monday, “to discuss the situation”.
The leader of New Zealand says that “critical escalation is avoided”
The New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, urged “all the parties to return to talks”.
He wouldn’t say to journalists on Sunday if New Zealand supported President Trump’s actions, saying that they had just happened.
The triple Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the crisis was “the most serious that I have ever dealt with” and that it was “a critical escalation is avoided”.
“Diplomacy will offer a more sustainable resolution than new military actions,” he said.
Australia calls on “dialogue and diplomacy”
Australia, which closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated the staff on Friday, led to a diplomatic end of the conflict.
“We have been clear that Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program was a threat to international peace and security,” a government official said in a statement. “We note the declaration of the American president who is now the moment of peace.”
“The security situation in the region is very volatile. We continue to call for de -escalation, dialogue and diplomacy.”
