Israeli strikes on military and nuclear sites in Iran on the night of Thursday to Friday caused a shock wave in capitals around the world. While the spectrum of a regional escalation worries the chancelleries, calls for restraint are multiplying.
“We call on all parties to avoid any escalation likely to compromise regional stability”the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, following the strikes led by Israel. On X, Jean-Noël Barrot said: “We have repeatedly expressed our lively concerns about the Iranian nuclear program”adding that he was “Essential that all diplomatic ways are mobilized to defuse tensions”.
Calls for de -escalation
The United Kingdom, through the voice of its Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said “Concerned” and call the parties to “Take a step back”, reports AFP. “Climbing does not serve anyone”he said in a press release, insisting on the need to “Return to diplomacy”. For its part, NATO calls for caution. The secretary general of the Alliance judged ” crucial “ work at “A de -escalation”during a trip to Stockholm.
The American president, for his part, wants to believe in the resumption of nuclear negotiations. But when he declared to be “Close to a good agreement” With Iran, saying Thursday that Tehran was going to have to make concessions, his hopes seem to move away … Donald Trump, who willingly appear as a peacemaker where Joe Biden, great support from Ukraine and Israel, was said to have been a war, said he was warned upstream.
In Beijing, the tone is serious. China said “Very concerned” by Israeli strikes, denouncing a ” breach “ Iranian sovereignty. “It is deeply worried about the serious consequences that this initiative could lead to”said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, before adding that Beijing was “Ready to play a constructive role” To appease the situation.
Same story in Ankara. Turkey has urged Israel to stop its “Aggressive actions”by the voice of his Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with no other details for the time being. Japan has also condemned “Firmly” The strikes. His Minister of Foreign Affairs, Takeshi Iwaya, judged “Extremely regrettable” that military measures have been taken “While diplomatic efforts were underway” Between Tehran and Washington.
Two irreconcilable visions
In the region, the supports of Iran go up to the niche. Qatar, key actor in discussions between Israel and Hamas, condemned the strikes, seeing a “Dangerous escalation” Who “Enter efforts to reduce tensions and achieve diplomatic solutions”according to the QNA agency.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas qualified the Israeli strikes as“Brutal attack” and of“Dangerous escalation that threatens to explode the region”. He accuses the Israeli government of wanting to lead to the Middle East in “Open confrontations”. The Houthis rebels of Yemen, allies of Tehran, expressed their support for “Full and legitimate right of Iran to defend itself” and develop its nuclear program.
Oman, who was to welcome a sixth cycle of Iranian nuclear negotiations on Sunday, denounced a “Dangerous escalation”. Iran, which does not recognize Israel, is accused by Westerners and the Hebrew state of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons – which Tehran denies, affirming that its program is for civil use.
On Thursday, the IAEA adopted a resolution denouncing the “Failure” Iranian bonds, to which Tehran replied by announcing that he wanted to build a new enrichment site and increase “Significantly” its production. For Israel, this capacity represents an existential threat. For Iran, this right to enrich is on the contrary “Non -negotiable”.
