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The Iranian regime’s attack against Israel was a reckless act and a dangerous escalation. Today we have sanctioned the ringleaders of the Iranian military and forces responsible for the weekend’s attack."
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said At a time of great tension in the Middle East, Iran’s decision to launch hundreds of drones and missiles towards Israel carried with it a serious risk of thousands of civilian casualties and wider escalation for the region."
Foreign Secretary, David Cameron said Today's designations have been made under the UK's new Iran sanctions regime, which enables the UK to target Iran's hostile behaviour,
This is a moment — given the fact we’re looking into the abyss in terms of the region — that Biden has to be much clearer and much stronger in drawing a red line for Israel and Netanyahu not to bring the entire region into a war,
Trita Parsi of the Washington-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft told Al Jazeera after the Iranian attack Our fingers are on the trigger of firing strong missiles to destroy the designated targets in response to a potential attack by them,
IRGC Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab said, as reported by Tasnim, Iran’s semiofficial news website As I discussed with my fellow G7 [Group of Seven] leaders the morning after the attack, we are committed to acting collectively to increase economic pressure on Iran,
The sanctions target leaders and entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s Defense Ministry, and the Iranian government’s missile and drone program that enabled this brazen assault,
Biden said in a statement And our allies and partners have or will issue additional sanctions and measures to restrict Iran’s destabilizing military programs,
We're using Treasury's economic tools to degrade and disrupt key aspects of Iran's malign activity, including its UAV program and the revenue the regime generates to support its terrorism,
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement Iran's metals sector generates the equivalent of several billion dollars in revenue annually, with the majority coming from steel exports,
the Treasury Department said Let it be clear to all those who enable or support Iran's attacks: The United States is committed to Israel's security. We are committed to the security of our personnel and partners in the region. And we will not hesitate to take all necessary action to hold you accountable,
President Joe Biden said in a statement Thursday Today, in coordination with the United Kingdom and in consultation with partners and allies, we are taking swift and decisive action to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel,
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement The UN Security Council is a collective security mechanism that must not be used by a certain country,
Both ministers expressed resentment over the humanitarian disaster due to the Palestine-Israel conflict. We agree that the UN Security Council resolution on a ceasefire must be fully implemented and without any condition,
China’s Wang Yi said after the meeting with Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi Our actions make it harder and costlier at every turn for Iran to continue its destabilizing behavior,
Yellen said in a statement We will continue to deploy our sanctions authority to counter Iran with further actions in the days and weeks ahead,
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement For us, it is important that this moment is now also used for further de-escalation and that Israel also uses this success to strengthen its position in the whole region and not respond with a massive attack of its own,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said I don’t want to exaggerate, but we are on the edge of a war, a regional war in the Middle East, which will be sending shockwaves to the rest of the world, and in particular to Europe,
It is clear that the Israelis are making a decision to act,
Britain’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, told the BBC before meeting with Mr. Netanyahu It’s a clear signal that we want to send,
Charles Michel said, emerging after midnight from a meeting of leaders of the European Union’s member states in Brussels