US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday deemed Iran’s attack on Israel “totally unacceptable”, adding that “the entire world must condemn it”. “Early reports suggest that Israel, with active support from the United States and other partners, effectively foiled this attack,” he said, referring to Iran’s firing of some weapons. “200 ballistic missiles”. “We have demonstrated once again our commitment to the defense of Israel,” he concluded.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday evening condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Iran’s attack on Israel, reiterating the United Kingdom’s “firm commitment” to Israel’s security. The Labor leader who spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also “stressed the importance of a ceasefire in Lebanon.”
For his part, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also condemned these Iranian missile attacks and called for an end to the “spiral of violence” in the region.