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Arab News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Israel's offensive on Iran is a threat to everyone says Jordan's King to EU parliament
AMMAN: Israel's expanded offensive on Iran is a threat to everyone, said Jordan's King Abduallah II to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. 'There is no telling where the boundaries of this battleground will end… the attacks on Iran threaten a dangerous escalation in our region and beyond,' he said. 'If our global community fails to act decisively we become complicit in rewriting what it means to be human. If Israeli bulldozers continue to illegally demolish Palestinian homes, olive trees and infrastructure, so too will they flatten the rails that defy moral grounds,' he added. He reiterated the need for the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state and the importance of granting Palestinians the right to freedom and statehood. 'Global security won't be assured until the global community acts to end the three-year war in Ukraine and the world's longest and most destructive flashpoint, the eight-decade-long Palestinian Israeli conflict,' said AlHussein. The King cited the failure of international law and intervention in Gaza and said what was considered an atrocity 20 months ago has now become routine. 'Weaponizing famine against children, targeting of health workers, journalists and children have all become normalized after the failure of the international community,' he said. Europe's leadership will be vital in choosing the right course of history, said the King and assured Jordans position in its support to the EU. 'This conflict must end and the solution is rooted in international law. The path to peace has been walked before, and it can be walked again if we have the courage to choose it and the will to walk it together,' he concluded.
Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Times
Times letters: Iran and the prospect of regime change
Sir, Israel's leaders seem reluctant to learn from history. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran in 1980, in which the Iraqi leader expected a quick victory after the Iranian revolution the previous year, instead rallied popular support behind the regime and led to years of bloody conflict. Having campaigned ferociously to ditch the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Binyamin Netanyahu has embarked on a course which, while bringing yet more instability to the region, is more likely to reinforce the regime and make it determined to procure the ultimate means to protect itself. There are good reasons why previous US presidents have restrained Israel from taking military action against Iran. Netanyahu will no doubt continue to exploit the White House to advance his own agenda. But I disagree with your leading article (' Reckoning', Jun 14; letters, Jun 16) that he is doing the international community a favour. Edward Chaplin Cambridge
LBCI
13-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
UN Security Council to meet on Iran on Friday
The United Nations Security Council will meet later on Friday over Israel's strikes on Iran, diplomats said. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi requested the meeting in a letter to the 15-member body, saying Israel "has now crossed every red line, and the international community must not allow these crimes to go unpunished." "Iran reaffirms its inherent right to self-defense as enshrined in Article 51 of the U.N. Charter and will respond decisively and proportionately to these unlawful and cowardly acts," Araghchi wrote. Reuters
Irish Times
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Arab states unite in condemnation of Israel's attack
Arab countries have united in condemnation of Israel 's attack on Iranian nuclear and military facilities and personnel. Concerned that Israel's attack could trigger fresh conflict across the already unstable region , Arab leaders with close ties to the West and different degrees of unilateral relations with Israel had no choice but to support Iran . In recent years, Iran's ruling Shia Muslim clerics have ceased efforts to export their 1979 revolution to the region and have cultivated good relations with Sunni Muslim and secular neighbours. 'A war that's been planned for a decade' – why Israel has attacked Iran and what happens next Listen | 21:11 Seeking to assert Arab leadership, Saudi Arabia set the tone on Friday by referring to 'the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran' while condemning 'these heinous attacks'. The kingdom, which has not normalised diplomatic relations with Israel, said that 'the international community and the [UN] Security Council bear a great responsibility to immediately halt this aggression.' READ MORE After six years of estrangement over the Saudi execution of a dissident Saudi Shia cleric, Riyadh restored relations with Tehran in 2023, easing regional tensions. Although it normalised relations with Israel in 2001, the United Arab Emirates was sharply critical of Israel's strikes and stressed the need to 'exercise utmost self-restraint and judgment and to mitigate risks and prevent the expansion of the conflict.' Israel launches strikes on Iran - clip Having negotiated ceasefires in the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel , Qatar's foreign ministry denounced 'the Israeli aggression against Iran [which] forms part of a recurring pattern of aggressive policies that threaten regional peace and stability, and hinders efforts aimed at de-escalation.' The first Arab country to reach peace with Israel, Egypt stated, 'This action jeopardises the wellbeing of the region's peoples and threatens to plunge the entire region into overwhelming chaos.' It added: 'There are no military solutions to the region's crises, but rather that they must be resolved through political and peaceful means.' Jordan, the second Arab country to make peace with Israel, directed its defences to intercept armed Iranian drones fired at Israel, while foreign minister Ayman Safadi posted a strong condemnation of the Israeli attack on X. He reiterated the kingdom's support for the two-state solution, mandating the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel as the 'only framework capable of delivering lasting peace and security for all parties'. The two-state solution is backed by Arab states and Iran but is rejected by Israel. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of Iraq, Iran's sometime ally, condemned Israel's 'military aggression' against Iran and said it threatened 'global security.' The foreign ministry of Lebanon, which signed a ceasefire in Hizbullah's conflict with Israel in November, said Beirut is 'continuing its contacts to spare Lebanon any repercussions from this aggression'. Having brokered five rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a deal limiting Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions, Oman stated: 'Israel is responsible for this escalation and its consequences.' There is widespread concern among Arab states that Israel's attacks could end this diplomatic effort.
LBCI
13-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
President Aoun condemns Israeli strikes on Iran
President Joseph Aoun said Israel's attacks on Iran undermine all efforts to maintain regional stability. He called on the international community to act immediately to stop Israel from advancing its objectives.
