Australia and South Korea on Sunday urged Israel and Iran to
exercise restraint following fresh attacks against each other,
Azernews reports, citing Yeni Safak.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged Israel and Iran to
“not escalate” a “perilous” situation that could affect the wider
Middle East.
Wong told ABC News that she spoke with her Iranian counterpart
and also with the Israeli government through its ambassador, urging
both to show restraint.
“I directly put to the Iranian foreign minister: ‘We are saying
to you, exercise restraint, return to diplomacy and dialogue,’
because continuing to escalate this has consequences for all
peoples of the region, and I think that is a position that so many
countries in the world are putting to not only the Iranians, but
also to the Israelis,” Wong said.
South Korea’s president’s office also called on Israel and Iran
to show restraint, saying Seoul does not support any further
escalation of military tension in the region.
“We are opposed to military confrontation or escalation of
tensions and have urged restraint by all involved parties,” Yonhap
News Agency reported, citing a presidential official statement.
Since early Friday, Israel has launched a series of strikes
against Iranian territory, targeting nuclear and missile facilities
and killing senior military figures and scientists. Iran responded
with ballistic missiles targeting several areas across Israel.