'Dangerous and Reckless Escalation': Middle Eastern Leaders Condemn Israeli Strike on Iran
- On Friday, Israel launched 'Operation Rising Lion,' striking over 100 targets in Iran, including nuclear and military sites across Tehran and other cities.
- The attack followed rising tensions over Iran's uranium enrichment and halted scheduled talks in Oman, which Iran canceled after the strikes.
- The strikes killed senior Iranian commanders, including Hossein Salami and Mohammad Bagheri, and drew condemnation from Middle Eastern and global actors urging restraint.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called the strikes a necessary military operation to halt Iran’s nuclear threat, while Saudi Arabia condemned the attacks as "heinous" and Oman declared them a "dangerous and reckless escalation."
- The operation risks broader conflict by undermining diplomacy, with Iran promising a forceful response and international calls emphasizing restraint to avoid regional instability.
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Egypt: Unjustified Israeli attacks on Iran extremely dangerous escalation
“Egypt is following these rapid developments with deep concern and firmly denounces this unjustified act, which will only exacerbate the crisis and risks triggering a broader regional conflict. Such escalation could have unprecedented consequences for the region’s security and stability, endangering its peoples and threatening to plunge the entire Middle East into widespread chaos,” Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement..
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