‘Return to the path of diplomacy’: World leaders denounce Iran's strikes on Israel
Seriously concerned at escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran: MEA US President Joe Biden promised "ironclad" support for Israel after holding an urgent meeting with top security officials. "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," Biden said on X, posting a picture of the meeting in the White House Situation Room. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the "reckless" strikes, which he said "risk inflaming tensions and destabilising the region.
Iran has once again demonstrated that it is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard." The European Union's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell condemned the strikes as "an unprecedented escalation and a grave threat to regional security" in a message on X. Israel Under Attack by Iran as Mideast in Perilous New Phase UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned "the serious escalation represented by the large-scale attack launched on Israel by the Islamic Republic of Iran".
"I am deeply alarmed about the very real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation," he added, calling on parties to "avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East". Cairo's foreign ministry expressed its "deep concern" at the escalation of hostilities and called for "maximum restraint".
The ministry's statement also warned of the "risk of the regional expansion of the conflict", and added that Egypt would be "in direct contact with all parties to the conflict to try and contain the situation". 17 Indians on board cargo ship seized by Iran amid escalating row with Israel The Saudi foreign
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