Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict.
Meanwhile, an apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. It came nearly a week after Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.
CAPRI, Italy — The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said. He said: “I can’t and don’t want to say more about it than that for us, a very clear principle goes for all – everyone must now and in the near future ensure that there is no further escalation of the war.”Asked about reports of an Israeli attack, Scholz’s spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, said in Berlin that he can’t contribute “anything of my own” to information on what happened.CAPRI, Italy —
JERUSALEM — Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir appeared to ridicule an apparent Israeli strike on Iran Friday morning, posting a single word to X: “Lame.” “In an unforgivable one-word tweet, Ben-Gvir managed to mock and shame Israel from Tehran to Washington” Lapid wrote on X.ISTANBUL — Turkey's Foreign Ministry says that it's becoming clear that tensions between Iran and Israel risk “turning into a permanent conflict."
A statement from its Foreign Ministry said Oman “condemns and denounces Israel’s repeated military attacks in the region.”COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen called on Israel and Iran to refrain from further actions, saying “it is absolutely necessary that the region stays stable.”
“We oppose any actions that lead to the escalation of tensions,” Lin told reporters at a daily briefing Friday. “China opposes any actions that lead to the escalation of tensions and will continue to play a constructive role in easing the tensions.”LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cautioned Friday against escalation in the Middle East, saying Britain was working to confirm the details around a reported Israeli strike inside Iran.
Previously, the government had advised Australians to reconsider their travel to these areas, or whether to remain in the region, but had stopped short of asking its citizens to leave.BEIRUT — Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in its south and causing material damage, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday.
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