Escalation or prevention: World leaders react to news of Israel’s retaliation strikes on Iran

News of Israel’s retaliation strikes, conducted on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning, was met with a wide range of reactions by world leaders - Some fearing regional escalation and others expressing support as the Jewish state sought to even the scores against Tehran.

Israeli leaders react​

Opposition leader and Yesh Atida party head Yair Lapid commended the air force for their success but stressed that Israel should have targeted Tehran's nuclear facilities.

" congratulate the Air Force which has once again demonstrated operational capabilities at the highest level in the world and its air superiority. Israel's enemies know this morning that the IDF is strong and can attack powerfully and reach anywhere," Lapid wrote. "The decision not to attack strategic and economic targets in Iran was wrong.

World leadership reacts​

Saudi leadership, whom Israel has long sought normalized ties with, condemned the attack, according to Saudi state media. Decrying the retaliation as a "violation of its sovereignty" and international laws, Saudi Arabia urged all parties to use maximum restraint and avoid adding further conflict to the region.

Qatar's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned Israel's airstrikes on Iran and urged restraint and dialogue to avoid regional instability.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday Iran should not respond to a wave of Israeli strikes, urging restraint on all sides.

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Escalation or prevention: World leaders react to news of Israel’s retaliation strikes on Iran

While some feared escalation, Israel's allies said the strikes were a necessary step in protecting the region.

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[Margery]

Qatar is ever and always Iran's little mouthpiece on the Arabian Peninsula.

Amir Tsarfati pointed out that the Saudis left out Israel by name, UNLIKE the other Arab and Muslim nations, and just made a statement to keep things safe for them. Which is politically correct stuff in their neck of the woods. They don't want to stir up the Bin Laden element in their nation.

The rest of the Arab world names Israel and made a dig at them.

What REALLY interests me is the response by Britain and America in this article. Not so much the Biden Admin, but the senators quoted in this article.

WHY

Because according to the wording of Jeremiah 49:36 here in NIV
I will bring against Elam the four winds
from the four quarters of heaven;
I will scatter them to the four winds,
and there will not be a nation
where Elam’s exiles do not go.

We see that the 4 winds from the 4 quarters are equivalent to 4 winds where there are no nations that Elam's exiles do not go.

That verse suggests a coalition of nations will come against Elam (the southwestern shores of Iran going up into the eastern side of Iraq from the Tigris river bank up into the spine of the Zagros mountains which are the eastern border of ancient Elam.)

I was listening to Bill Salus unpack this from his book Nuclear Showdown In Iran, and he has enlarged his teaching on it since publication.

So what I expect to happen IF THIS IS A PROPHECY FOR TODAY (and I think it is, but that is a matter of opinion)

We should see a growing coalition of nations who want to deal with Iran and stop her nuclear missile threats.

 

[CarlA]

I'm glad that Israel's military is leading Israel's military rather than the government. Why is it so difficult to grasp that Iran is now much closer to helpless with its defense system destroyed? That and the world's crying that Israel should stop the war with Iran now. When the Iran proxy's (meaning Iran) are still attacking Israel every day. Have to stop hezbola and humus from attacking too.

Of course what can the US say since we have opened our borders to any terrorist that wants to come in.

Praying for this global mess.

 

[Tall Timbers]

" congratulate the Air Force which has once again demonstrated operational capabilities at the highest level in the world and its air superiority. Israel's enemies know this morning that the IDF is strong and can attack powerfully and reach anywhere," Lapid wrote. "The decision not to attack strategic and economic targets in Iran was wrong.

I agree with this. So long as we're doing tit for tat in warfare the tits will continue unabated. One should defeat their enemy while they can.