World leaders react to, condemn/approve ongoing Israel/Iran war

World leaders have reacted in various ways to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, with some condemning the attack by Israel, while other approved of the Israeli onslaught.

Read a few reactions below:

• US Senator Bernie Sanders slams Israeli PM Netanyahu.
• “Netanyahu is not the President of the United States. He should not be determining U.S. foreign and military policy.
• If the people of Israel support his decision to start a war with Iran, that is their business and their war. The United States must not be a part of it.”
• Venezuelan President Maduro calls on China, Russia, Turkey, and all Islamic nations to support Iran.
• Says only Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping can resolve the Israel-Iran war.
• “The world must restrain Netanyahu before it’s too late. Silence from global leaders is shameful. We support the people of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, and Iran,” he adds.
• “They have the honor, power, and ability to sit at a table and ensure the words spoken there are respected, and not used as a deceptive mechanism to wage more war.”
• Russia’s President Putin holds phone call with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed.
• Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei says President Trump “threatens us with his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him.”
• “The Iranian nation isn’t frightened by such threats.”
• Russia issues warning to United States against joining Israel’s war with Iran.
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei says “war will be met with war, bombing with bombing, and strike with strike. Iran will not submit to any demands or dictates.”
• “The Americans must understand—any military intervention will undoubtedly bring irreversible harm,” he added.
• Indian Prime Minister Modi holds phone call with US President Trump.
• Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says “Iran should never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.”
• Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi says the Islamic Republic of Iran is collapsing and coming to an end.
• “The Islamic Republic has come to its end and is collapsing. Khamenei, like a rat, has gone into hiding underground and lost control of the situation,” he noted.
• French President Macron says military force should not be used in Iran for regime change.
• “The biggest error would be to use military strikes to change the regime because it would then be chaos.”
• Russia says Israel’s attacks on Iran are illegal.
• IDF says Iran still has significant capabilities to strike Israel.
• German Chancellor Merz praises Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
• “I have the greatest respect for the fact that the Israeli army and the Israeli government had the courage to do this.”
• US Congressman Thomas Massie introduces ‘Iran War Powers Resolution’ to prohibit US involvement in the Israel-Iran war.
• “This is not our war. Even if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution.”
• Israeli officials say Netanyahu believes the US will likely enter the war against Iran within days.
• German Chancellor Merz says “Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us.”
• Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold phone call to discuss Israel-Iran war.
• Ukraine warns its citizens to leave Israel and Iran immediately.
• US intelligence finds that Iran was years away from producing a nuclear weapon, contradicting Israeli intelligence that claimed they were days away.
• India warns its citizens to leave Iran immediately.
• China warns of dangerous escalation in the Middle East and calls for peace between Iran and Israel.
• Directs its citizens to leave Israel immediately.
• 8 US Senators introduce bill to prevent the United States from joining Israel’s war with Iran.
• Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel is approaching ‘absolute victory’ against Iran.
• US Senator Bernie Sanders slams Israeli PM Netanyahu
• “Netanyahu started this war by attacking Iran. He assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator, deliberately sabotaging US-Iran nuclear negotiations.
• The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.”‘
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Americans of incoming attack.
• “Today, it’s Tel Aviv. Tomorrow, it’s New York.”
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iranian Supreme Leader “Khamenei is like Hitler.”
• “He’s not going to stop until he eradicates all of us.”
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says killing Iran’s Supreme Leader would “end the conflict.”

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