‘Alarmed': Australia reacts to strike on Iran
Australia is urging calm after Israel said it launched a 'pre-emptive strike' on Iran amid concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday the move 'risks further destabilising' the Middle East.
'Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran,' Senator Wong told reporters.
'This risks further destabilising a region that is already volatile.
'We call on all parties to refrain from actions and rhetoric that would further exacerbate tensions.
'We all understand the need, the threat of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program.
'It represents a threat to international peace and security and we urge the parties to prioritise dialogue and diplomacy.' Foreign Minister Penny Wong is calling for calm after Israel's 'pre-emptive strike' on Iran. NewsWire / Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer Credit: NewsWire
The UN's atomic watchdog declared Iran was breaching its obligations after inspectors warned they could not say if the country's nuclear program was 'exclusively peaceful'.
The Iranian government dismissed the warnings all week and announced a third uranium enrichment site on Thursday.
In the early hours of Friday (local time), Israel's military said it 'launched a pre-emptive, price, combined offensive to strike Iran's nuclear program'.
'Dozens of (Israeli Air Force) jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran,' the Israel Defence Forces said.
'Today, Iran is closer than ever to obtaining a nuclear weapon.
'Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world.
'The State of Israel has no choice but to fulfil the obligation to act in defence of its citizens and will continue to do so everywhere it is required to do so, as we have done in the past.'
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