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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