Israel attacked Iran. Who was warned about the impact? The world reacts and calls to de -escalation

Only the United States was warned about the Israeli attack on Iran – said the Israeli ambassador to France Joshua Zarka. He said that Paris did not receive such information because he is not such a close ally. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz claims that Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed him of an attack. Appeals addressed to both sides of the conflict are coming from the world.

Israel's ambassador in France Joshua Zarka said on Friday on the RTL radio that Israel did not warn Paris about his attack on Iran. The diplomat justified that France is not as close to an ally as it was before.

“We were obliged to stop the Iranian nuclear program,” he argued. He argued that “this is not a war”, but the operation he called “decapitation” and that the Iranian nuclear program “has recently developed in a dangerous way.”

– There are three elements in each nuclear program: Iran (Iran has them), then fissile material and we had data showing that Iranians are developing weapons together with fissile material – described the ambassador.

He added that “Iranians have long made long and clear declarations that we should disappear.” According to his words, they were prejudiced only United States.

Earlier, the Israeli state sender KAN said that Israel fully coordinated its actions and informed the United States before hitting Iranian goals.

A representative of the Israeli authorities, who was not mentioned by name, told KAN station that the last reports of misunderstandings between Israel and the US were false, but were not deliberately denied and constituted an element of disinformation, serving the washing of Iran.

France “confirms Israel's law to defense”

The head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean Noel Barrot wrote on X that “France follows the development of the situation in the Middle East with the utmost attention, in strict coordination with its partners” and called “all parties to restraint and avoid all escalation.”

“We confirm Israel's law to defend against any attacks,” he added.

In turn, the sources at the Elysee Palace were reported that the president Emmanuel Macron He convened a meeting of the Defense and National Security Council on Friday “devoted to the situation in the Middle East”. It was to start at 11.

Conversation of Merza and Netanyahu

Contrary to the declaration of ZARKI, Chancellor Friedrich Merz claims that the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu He informed him of an attack on Iran. As the German media notice, it is not clear from the statement whether their telephone conversation took place before hitting. According to information on the weekly “Spiegel”, Netanyahu contacted Mierz by phone around 2.30 Central European time, shortly before the start of the attacks.

The chancellor also announced that “Germany is ready to use all available diplomatic measures to influence the parties to the conflict.” “The goal is to stop the Iranian nuclear weapon development program,” he added.

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NATO boss calms down

– for many allies NATOincluding the United States, deester activities are crucial. I know that they are already conducted – said the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte.

Asked whether in his opinion we are close to the war or a nuclear attack, he replied that not.

The European Union reacts

The chairman of the European Council Antonio Costa emphasized that he was concerned about this situation. “It is necessary to avoid further dangerous escalation, because it would destabilize the entire region,” he wrote. “I appeal for restraint and diplomacy,” he added.

The chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen admitted that reports reaching the Middle East “are deeply disturbing.”

“Europe calls all parties to maintain maximum restraint, immediate cessation of escalation and refraining from retaliation,” she wrote. As she noted, “the diplomatic solution is now more urgent than ever, for the good of the region's stability and global security.”

“Diplomacy remains the best way forward and I am ready to support all diplomatic efforts aimed at de -escalation,” echoed the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas, also calling for restraint.

Appeals for restraint

Minister of Foreign Affairs Japan Takeshi Iway assessed that he was “extremely regrettable” that Israel took military action despite peace conversations conducted by Washington with Tehran. He called all the parties to maintain “maximum restraint”.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha said that it is important to prevent destabilization in the Middle East, because this conflict is a threat to global security. He added not to forget that Iran is a country that provides a weapon Russia.

The ministry of diplomacy in Kiev wrote in a communiqué that Ukraine is anxious with the development of events in the Middle East. “Aware of the risk of further destabilization of the entire region, we declare that the continuation of hostilities may have negative consequences for international security and global financial stability, especially in crude oil markets,” he said.

“We would like to remind you that the Iranian regime supports Russia in its illegal hunting war against Ukraine and provides Moscow to kill Ukrainians. Iran is a source of many problems in the Middle East and outside of it” – he added.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Czechs Jan Lipavsky stated that his country understands military actions aimed at preventing the production of nuclear weapons in the region. He pointed out that Iran was talking about the destruction of Israel.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey “in the sharpest tone,” was condemned by Israel's night attack on Iran, calling it a provocation that violates international law and threatens further escalation in the region – said the Anadol agency. In the opinion of the Ministry of Israel, “does not want problems to be solved with diplomatic means.” “Aggressive actions that could lead to greater conflicts were called to stop.

– The Chinese side is closely following the Israeli attack on Iran and is deeply concerned about the serious consequences that these actions can bring – and said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Lin Jian. He added that Beijing opposed the violation of the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Iran. – The situation in the region has aggravated again, which is not in anyone's interest. We call on all pages to take action to conducive to peace and stability and avoid further escalation of tensions – he added.

Australia and, among others, expressed concern New Zealand.

Iran wants a special UN session

Iran demanded to organize an extraordinary UN Security Council session in order to discuss Israel's attacks – the Iranian diplomatic mission at the UN informed American television.