The international arena is witnessing accelerated political and diplomatic moves in an attempt to contain the dangerous military escalation between Iran and Israel, amid warnings of the danger of expanding the conflict into a comprehensive regional war.
The French President expressed Emmanuel Macron About his concern about the continued Israeli strikes against targets in Iran “has nothing to do with the nuclear or missile program,” stressing that the escalation of violence threatens the stability of the region.
Macron asked Foreign Minister Jean-Nawil Barrow to launch an urgent diplomatic initiative in coordination with European partners “to submit a negotiating proposal to end the conflict.”
The French President stressed in a statement issued by the Elysee after a meeting of the Council of Defense and National Security on the necessity of “immediate endowment of military operations”, and directed the French Foreign Ministry to take measures to facilitate the departure of the French from Iran and Israel.
The French Foreign Ministry spokesman told the island that the military solution to the Iranian nuclear file is not “possible”, calling on Israel to “adopt diplomacy”, stressing that “any attempt to change the Iranian regime from abroad is a strategic error.”
UN warning
In turn, the Secretary -General of the United Nations warned Antonio Guterres From any additional military intervention in the conflict, saying that “its repercussions will be enormous to the entire region and for global peace and security.”
“I am firmly inviting everyone to avoid any additional internationalization of the conflict. Any additional military intervention may be enormous, not only on the parties concerned, but also on the entire region, and on global peace and security in general,” Guterres said in a statement.
Stefan Dujarric, a spokesman for the Secretary -General of the United Nations, explained that what is meant by “internationalization of the conflict” is the involvement of new countries in it, at a time when the American President continues Donald Trump He left the door open about his country’s support for Israel’s strikes against Iran.
International calls for calm
In the same context, the Qatari Emiri Diwan announced that the Emir of the State, the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniHe received a call from the British Prime Minister, Care StarmerTo discuss ways to reduce the escalation between Iran and Israel, and to emphasize “resolving differences through diplomatic means.”
As for China, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “great concern” that the conflict has been out of control. “The Israeli behavior that ignores international law suddenly exacerbated the situation,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, stressing the need to move to avoid the region’s slippage into an “unknown abyss.”
Wang also informed his Omani counterpart of a similar message, saying that Beijing and Muscat “could not stand idly by”, while the Chinese Foreign Ministry accused Trump of “pouring oil on the fire”, calling on its citizens to leave Iran and Israel immediately.
Since dawn on Friday, Israel has launched extensive air attacks on Iran, targeting military sites and nuclear facilities, killing a number of senior Iranian leaders and scientists.
Tehran responded to the aggression by firing rockets and marches at the city of Haifa and Tel Aviv, which resulted in dozens of deaths in Israel and the closure of Ben Gurion International Airport.