World reacts to US attacks on Iran

The United States has bombed 3 atomic sites successful Iran, further escalating the warfare betwixt Israel and Iran.

President Donald Trump precocious connected Saturday said the US attacks “obliterated” the Iranian facilities successful Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz arsenic helium threatened much strikes to destruct the country’s atomic enrichment capableness if Tehran “does not marque peace”.

Iran acknowledged the attacks, saying its unit moving astatine the atomic sites were evacuated earlier the attacks.

The US strikes came much than a week aft Israel launched a subject run against Iran, which retaliated with rocket attacks, resulting successful hundreds of casualties connected some sides.

Here are immoderate cardinal reactions from astir the satellite pursuing the US strikes connected Iran’s atomic sites:

Iran

In his archetypal nationalist remarks aft the strikes, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi accused the US of breaching planetary law.

“The United States, a imperishable subordinate of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a sedate usurpation of the UN Charter, planetary instrumentality and the NPT [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] by attacking Iran’s peaceful atomic installations,” Araghchi said successful a societal media post.

“The events this greeting [Sunday] are outrageous and volition person everlasting consequences. Each and each subordinate of the UN indispensable beryllium alarmed implicit this highly dangerous, lawless and transgression behavior.”

He added that Iran “reserves each options to support its sovereignty, interest, and people”.

Israel

“Congratulations, President Trump. Your bold determination to people Iran’s atomic facilities with the awesome and righteous mightiness of the United States volition alteration history,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said successful a televised statement.

“History volition grounds that President Trump acted to contradict the world’s astir unsafe authorities the world’s astir unsafe weapons.”

United Nations

“I americium gravely alarmed by the usage of unit by the United States against Iran today,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

“This is simply a unsafe escalation successful a portion already connected the borderline – and a nonstop menace to planetary bid and security”, helium said, adding that determination is simply a “growing risk” that this struggle could “rapidly get retired of power – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world”.

Guterres called connected subordinate states to “de-escalate” and “uphold their obligations nether the UN Charter and different rules of planetary law”.

“At this perilous hour, it is captious to debar a spiral of chaos. There is nary subject solution. The lone way guardant is diplomacy. The lone anticipation is peace.”

Hamas

In a statement, the Palestinian equipped radical said it condemned “in the strongest presumption the brazen aggression of the United States against the territory and sovereignty of Iran”.

“The US aggression against Iran is simply a unsafe escalation, unsighted obedience to the occupiers’ agenda, and a wide usurpation of planetary law,” Hamas said.

“We state our solidarity with Iran, its leadership, and its people, and we person afloat assurance successful Iran’s quality to support its sovereignty.”

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expressed its “great concern” pursuing the US attacks, according to a connection by the overseas ministry connected X.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pursuing with large interest the developments successful the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran, represented by the targeting of Iranian atomic facilities by the United States of America,” the Saudi overseas ministry posted connected X.

The kingdom “expresses the request to exert each efforts to workout restraint, de-escalate, and debar escalation”, calling connected the planetary assemblage to boost efforts successful specified “highly delicate circumstances” to scope a governmental solution to extremity the crisis.

Qatar

Qatar says it fears superior repercussions aft the US aerial strikes connected atomic facilities successful Iran.

The overseas ministry “warns that the existent unsafe escalation successful the portion whitethorn pb to catastrophic consequences astatine some the determination and planetary levels,” a connection said.

“It calls connected each parties to workout wisdom, restraint, and to debar further escalation.”

Oman

Oman, which was mediating atomic talks betwixt the US and Iran, has powerfully condemned the US strikes.

The Gulf authorities “expresses heavy concern, denunciation and condemnation of the escalation resulting from the nonstop aerial strikes launched by the United States connected sites successful the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the authoritative Oman News Agency said.

Iraq

Iraq has warned the US attacks connected its neighbour Iran’s atomic facilities endanger bid and stableness successful the Middle East.

“This subject escalation constitutes a sedate menace to bid and information successful the Middle East and poses superior risks to determination stability,” authorities spokesperson Basim Alawadi said.

United Kingdom

Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iran to instrumentality to the negotiating array and said that stableness successful the portion remained a priority, according to a connection from Downing Street.

“Iran’s atomic programme is simply a sedate menace to planetary security. Iran tin ne'er beryllium allowed to make a atomic limb and the US has taken enactment to alleviate that threat,” Starmer said successful a statement.

European Union

The EU’s overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas has called for de-escalation and a instrumentality to negotiations.

“I impulse each sides to measurement back, instrumentality to the negotiating array and forestall further escalation,” Kallas wrote connected X, adding Iran indispensable not beryllium allowed to make a atomic limb and that EU overseas ministers volition sermon the concern connected Monday.

US Democrats

The apical Democrat successful the House of Representatives accused Trump of pushing the state towards war.

“President Trump misled the state astir his intentions, failed to question legislature authorization for the usage of subject unit and risks American entanglement successful a perchance disastrous warfare successful the Middle East,” Congressman Hakeem Jeffries said successful a statement.

“Donald Trump shoulders implicit and full work for immoderate adverse consequences that travel from his unilateral subject action.”

US groups CAIR and AIPAC

The Council connected American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a US Muslim rights group, said the US onslaught is an “illegal and unjustified” enactment of warfare that comes nether unit from the “out-of-control” Israeli government, and contempt the longstanding decision of the US quality that Iran was not gathering a atomic weapon.

On the different hand, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the almighty pro-Israel radical successful the US, praised the strikes ordered by Trump and said the US “must present enactment with our allies to support our troops and determination interests against Iranian attacks”.

China

A flash commentary from China’s government-run media asked whether the US is “repeating its Iraq mistake successful Iran”. The online portion by CGTN, the foreign-language limb of the authorities broadcaster, said the US strikes people a unsafe turning point.

“History has repeatedly shown that subject interventions successful the Middle East often nutrient unintended consequences, including prolonged conflicts and determination destabilization,” it said, citing the American penetration of Iraq successful 2003.

It said a measured, diplomatic attack that prioritizes dialog implicit subject confrontation offers the champion anticipation for stableness successful the Middle East.

ICAN

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says the US subject strikes connected Iranian atomic facilities were “senseless and reckless”.

“By joining Israel’s onslaught connected Iran, the US is besides breaking planetary law. Military enactment against Iran is not the mode to resoluteness concerns implicit Tehran’s atomic programme,” ICAN’s enforcement manager Melissa Parke said successful a statement.

“Given that US quality agencies measure Iran is not pursuing atomic weapons, this is simply a senseless and reckless enactment that could undermine planetary efforts to forestall the further proliferation of atomic weapons.”

Geneva-based ICAN won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its cardinal relation successful drafting the Treaty connected the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which took effect successful 2021. Some 69 countries person ratified it to date, 4 much person straight acceded to the treaty, and different 25 person signed it, though nary of the atomic weapons states person travel connected board.

A outer representation shows trucks positioned adjacent the entranceway of the Fordow substance enrichment facility, adjacent Qom, Iran, June 19, 2025 [Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters]

Australia

“We person been wide that Iran’s atomic and ballistic rocket programme has been a menace to planetary bid and security,” the Australian authorities spokesperson said.

“We enactment the US President’s connection that present is the clip for peace,” helium said, adding that the information concern successful the portion is “highly volatile”.

“We proceed to telephone for de-escalation, dialog and diplomacy,” the spokesperson said.

New Zealand

“We admit developments successful the past 24 hours, including President Trump’s announcement of US strikes connected atomic facilities successful Iran,” Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.

“Ongoing subject enactment successful the Middle East is highly worrying, and it is captious further escalation is avoided,” helium said, adding that New Zealand “strongly supports efforts towards diplomacy”.

“We impulse each parties to instrumentality to talks. Diplomacy volition present a much enduring solution than further subject action.”

Mexico

“The ministry urgently calls for diplomatic dialog for bid betwixt the parties progressive successful the Middle East conflict, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said successful a connection connected their X account.

“In keeping with our law principles of overseas argumentation and our country’s pacifist conviction, we reiterate our telephone to de-escalate tensions successful the region,” the ministry said.

“The restoration of peaceful coexistence among the states of the portion is the highest priority.”

Venezuela

“Venezuela Condemns US Military Aggression Against Iran and Demands an Immediate Cessation of Hostilities,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said successful a Telegram post.

“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela firmly and categorically condemns the bombing carried retired by the United States military, astatine the petition of the State of Israel, against atomic facilities successful the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan complexes,” helium said.

Cuba

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel powerfully condemned the US bombing, saying it constituted a “dangerous escalation” and a superior usurpation of the UN Charter.

He added that it “plunges humanity into a situation with irreversible consequences”.

Chile

Chilean President Gabriel Boric besides called the US enactment illegal.

“Chile condemns this US attack,” helium wrote connected X. “Having powerfulness does not authorise you to usage it successful usurpation of the rules that we arsenic humanity person fixed ourselves. Even if you are the United States.”