Major blow to Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, 18 other powerful Muslim countries condemn Israeli attacks on Iran, says…
Israel and Iran are trading strikes for a sixth day, with civilians in flashpoint areas facing waves of attacks. Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Friday, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached “a point of no return” in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defence officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons, reported news agency ANI. Now in the latest updates, Pakistan and 19 other Muslim-majority nations made a joint statement in which the Israeli continuous increased military aggression against Iran was strongly condemned.
In particular, the statement focused on the Israeli air strikes that had commenced after June 13, which included strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, the capital Tehran as well as Iranian military facilities. The overall level of aggressiveness in the attacks has reportedly resulted in close to at least 500 Iranian civilian deaths from the military attacks, and countless others who were injured. Subsequent attempts by Iran to counter the aggressiveness have resulted in their initial and subsequent strikes against Tel Aviv which also counted several dead Israeli civilians.
Earlier today, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday warned Israel and said that Tehran will harshly retaliate against Israel’s attacks as aerial attacks between the two nations continued overnight, marking the sixth day of the war.”
According to a statement released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign ministers from Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Oman and the United Arab Emirates shared deep concern regarding the actions of Israel and called for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation of hostilities.
According to the joint statement, Israel’s attacks violate international law and the values of the United Nations Charter. The ministers called for respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity and asserted that peaceful resolution of conflicts is essential.
In a statement published by Xinhua News Agency, a coalition of foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, and Chad called the recent Israeli strikes on Iran a “dangerous escalation” and expressed in their statement that the ongoing war is a risk to peace and stability in the region and is treating security.
The coalition issued a “categorical rejection and condemnation of Israel’s recent attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran since the 13th of June 2025”. The coalition declared, the “unprecedented escalation of tensions in the Middle East” is clearly a direct product of Israel’s relentless military aggression towards the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The coalition of foreign ministers condemned Israel’s strikes, describing them as blatant violations of international law and the United Nations Charter, and reiterated the importance of valuing state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and resolving conflicts by peaceful means throughout the region. The statement reiterated calls for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. It urged all countries in the region, including those that have not yet acceded to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Furthermore, the ministers emphasized that lasting peace and security can only be built on mutual trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to disarmament.
As per the media reports, the foreign ministers stressed the value of protecting nuclear facilities under the oversight of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). They indicated that attacks on such facilities would amount to violations of international law and a violation of the humanitarian laws of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
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