Germany says Iran has taken Middle East to the 'edge of the precipice'
By AFP
April 14, 2024 04:49 PM
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday that Iran's overnight attack on Israel had taken the Middle East to the "edge of a precipice" and called for restraint.
She said Tehran had "plunged an entire region into chaos" and said the spiralling tensions needed to end.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced a "grave escalation", underlined Berlin's "solidarity" with Israel and called for restraint, telling reporters during a visit to China that "we cannot but call on everyone, in particular Iran, to not continue along this path."