Middle Eastern countries condemn Iran attacks and call on Tehran to stop financing extremist groups

Meeting of foreign ministers from Middle Eastern countries ✅ Click here to follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: follow all the news about the war in Iran in real time From the first day of the United States and Israel offensive against Iranian territory, on February 28, Tehran retaliated and carried out attacks against American targets in neighboring countries. This Wednesday (18), it announced that it would intensify bombings of energy facilities linked to the USA. In the joint statement released after Thursday’s meeting, in addition to demanding the immediate halt to the Iranian offensive against neighboring nations, the ministers also asked Tehran to stop “supporting, financing and arming affiliated militias in Arab countries.” ➡️ Context: For years, Iran has been supporting extremist groups in the region that are part of the self-styled Axis of Resistance. The “axis” coordinated by the Iranian regime is predominantly made up of Shiite militias and has among its main pillars Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas (the only Sunni) and supporting factions in Iraq and Syria. How the ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran works in the Middle East Analysis: Iran attacks Persian Gulf countries to pressure Donald Trump into war The meeting brought together officials from Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. “The participants discussed the Iranian attacks against the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and affirmed their condemnation and rejection of these deliberate attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, which targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure, including oil installations, water desalination plants, airports, residential complexes and diplomatic headquarters. The ministers stated that such attacks cannot be justified under any allegation or form,” an excerpt from the statement reads. So far, none of the countries targeted by Iranian retaliation have responded. In the statement, however, they reaffirmed their right to self-defense if tensions continue to escalate in the region. Representatives of the 12 countries also criticized the obstruction of international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the main maritime route for exporting oil production in the Middle East, and called for “respect for the sovereignty of States”. “The ministers demanded that Iran immediately cease its attacks, respect international law, international humanitarian law and the principles of good neighborliness, as a first step towards ending the escalation, achieving security and stability in the region and activating diplomacy as a means of resolving crises”, according to the final statement of the meeting, released by the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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