World reacts to Iran strikes on Israel
Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to further destabilise the Middle East.
Here are some of the main reactions so far:
United States 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, formerly Twitter, posting a picture of the meeting in the White House Situation Room.
Qatar Qatar expressed «deep concern» following the strikes and called on «all parties to halt escalation» and «exercise maximum restraint». The gas-rich emirate, which has been engaged in weeks of talks with Israel and Hamas and mediated a hostage exchange between Tehran and Washinton in September urged the international community to «take urgent action to defuse the tension and de-escalate.»
Britain 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.»
Russia Russia's foreign ministry expressed «extreme concern over the latest dangerous escalation in the region» and urged all sides to «show restraint».
«We are counting on the regional states to solve the existing problems with political and diplomatic means,» the ministry said in a
