Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemned Iran's missile strikes on Israel as a 'dangerous escalation' and urged restraint from all parties. She also called on Australians to leave Lebanon immediately.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Iran 's strikes on Israel are a "dangerous escalation" and the government "condemns them fully".
"I think it's important to know that Israel is not short of targets in Iran, the public support for the government in Iran is not very high, similar to in Lebanon," he tells"One of the reasons why Israel has been able to have such successful attacks in Lebanon and in Iran including killing the leader of Hezbollah, killing the leader of Hamas in Iran, is because of their intelligence, because there are so many people willing to go against Hezbollah and the government in Iran.
Fu also warned the current situation was "hanging by a thread", and that any "passive procrastination would be irresponsible, and any rhetoric of condoning further military adventurism would send a wrong message".Events have been organised around the country to mark a year since the attacks, which mark the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war.was the greatest loss of Jewish lives in a single day since the Holocaust.
"Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel, as nearly all the countries of the world have done, does not deserve to set foot on Israeli soil," he said.chief had issued a brief statement after Iran's missile barrage condemning "the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation".
had been immensely effective in fending off Iranian missiles so far, Iran's capabilities couldn't be underestimated.
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