Germany says Iran has taken Middle East to the 'edge of the precipice'

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."