The military offensive launched by the United States and Israel against Iranian territory has unleashed a wave of global condemnations and placed the Middle East on the brink of an abyss with unpredictable consequences. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, warns that the situation is "dangerous for everyone" and emphasizes that hostility "must cease" immediately due to the risk of an escalation of the conflict. The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, rejected the unilateral military action of the United States and Israel in Iran because it "contributes to a more uncertain and hostile international order" and called for "de-escalation and dialogue". On his social media X account, the head of the Spanish executive also rejected the actions of the Iranian regime and the Revolutionary Guard. "We cannot afford another long and devastating war in the Middle East," he sentenced. In tune with this concern, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemns both the allied incursion and Tehran's retaliations, stating that "in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the highest price". The UN official emphasized that "bombs and missiles are not the way to resolve differences, but only cause death, destruction and human suffering". Meanwhile, according to the Argentine News Agency, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs qualifies the operation as a "premeditated and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent state" and demands an urgent return to the diplomatic path. Moscow accuses Washington and Tel Aviv of "hiding" behind the Iranian nuclear program to seek a regime change, warning of a possible "humanitarian, economic and possibly radiological catastrophe". Likewise, the Russian administration considers the bombing of facilities under international control "unacceptable". Meanwhile, the United Kingdom clarifies that it is not participating in the attacks, although Prime Minister Keir Starmer convenes an emergency "Cobra committee" due to the severity of the crisis, while the British government recommends its citizens to avoid any travel to the conflict zone due to the prevailing instability.
