Heinous, Reckless Attacks: Saudi Arabia, Oman on Israeli airstrikes in Iran
Saudi Arabia and Oman have condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Iran calling them “heinous” and “reckless” attacks on a sovereign and brotherly country
Saudi Arabia and Oman have condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Iran calling them “heinous” and “reckless” attacks on a sovereign and brotherly country.
In a statement released soon after Israel targeted a number of locations in Tehran and other cities of Iran, Saudi Arabia described them “blatant Israeli aggressions against the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran”.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Israeli aggressions against the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran, which undermine its sovereignty and security and constitute a clear violation of international laws and norms”, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said.
Saudi Arabia also called on the world leaders and the UN Security Council to intervene to stop the “Israeli aggression”.
“While the Kingdom condemns these heinous attacks, it affirms that the international community and the (UN) Security Council bear a great responsibility to immediately halt this aggression.”
"Dangerous, Reckless Escalation"
Oman, which has been mediating nuclear talks between the United States and Iran over recent months, has decried Israel’s attacks as a “dangerous and reckless escalation” that “violates the principles of international law”.
“It represents unacceptable and ongoing aggressive behaviour that undermines the foundations of stability in the region,” the country said in a statement Friday.
“Israel is responsible for this escalation and its consequences”, Oman said.
Israel in the wee hours Friday June 13, 2025 launched major attacks on, what it said, the nuclear and military sites in Iran, killing senior IRGC Commanders and nuclear scientists.
Iran’s Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called this a “heinous crime” and said the Zionist regime has prepared a “bitter and painful fate” for itself while the official media confirmed the "assassinations of top IRGC Commanders and Iranian nuclear scientists".
Meanwhile, Jordan's Civil Aviation Authority has “temporarily” closed the country's airspace to all flights “in anticipation of any dangers resulting from the escalation happening in the region”.
“Unlawful, unprovoked”
DAWN, a human rights advocacy group based in Washington, DC, says the Israeli attacks on Iran are “unlawful” and “unprovoked”.
“The United States should completely decouple its interests from Israel’s reckless war-making and refuse any support, material or political, for these attacks on Iran,” Raed Jarrar, DAWN’s advocacy director, said in a statement.
“We are now seeing Israel unlawfully bombarding Iranian neighborhoods allegedly housing Iranian officials with the same maliciousness it has bombed Lebanon and Gaza", the group said.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson Farhan Haq, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “maximum restraint” to avoid “descent into deeper conflict”.
“The Secretary-General condemns any military escalation in the Middle East,” Haq said.
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