Following drone strikes on Iran, the international community has called on Iran and Israel and their allies to prevent escalation in the Middle East. “It is imperative that the region remains stable and that all parties refrain from further actions,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to Finland. Germany, France and Austria also called for de-escalation. The Arab states were concerned.
“Everyone must ensure now and in the near future that there is no further escalation of the war,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday at an SPD conference on the North Sea island of Norderney. Germany represents this position together with its allies. “All I can say is that France’s position is to call on all those involved to de-escalate and exercise restraint,” French Deputy Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told Sud Radio. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that escalation in the Middle East is in no one’s interest.
Schallenberg: “Situation extremely dangerous”
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) pointed out in an interview with “Deutschlandfunk” that much is still unclear. “It must be clear to everyone: the situation is extremely dangerous. Any further escalation could set off a chain reaction that no one can then control,” Schallenberg said early Friday. Schallenberg described the fact that Israel was able to intercept hundreds of missiles from Iran on Sunday evening as a “major achievement”.
The Kremlin called on both sides to exercise restraint. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said it was “deeply concerned” by the ongoing mutual escalations between Israel and Iran. Egypt called on both sides to exercise maximum restraint and adhere to international law, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. The North African country wants to establish closer contact with affected and influential parties “to contain the ongoing tension and escalation,” the report said.
Oman calls for a ceasefire in Gaza
Oman condemned the “Israeli attack on Iran” and repeated Israeli attacks in the region, a foreign ministry spokesman said. The country calls on the international community to address the causes of the conflict through diplomacy. The focus should be on efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war in order to achieve a “just and lasting solution.”
Iranian state television reported that three drones were spotted over Isfahan shortly after midnight. The air defenses then destroyed these drones. No damage was reported. Israel initially made no comment. Israel announced its response to the Iranian airstrike this weekend. Iran attacked Israel on Sunday evening with hundreds of drones, cruise missiles and rockets. The background was a suspected Israeli-led attack on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, which killed two generals of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, among others, in early April.
Source: Krone
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