Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she has spoken to her counterpart in Iran, urging the country to 'not contribute to escalation'.
Australia has urged Iran to show restraint and avoid escalating conflict in the Middle East. In a statement posted on X overnight, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia is "deeply concerned by indications Iran is preparing military action against Israel". Wong said she had spoken to Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, urging Iran to "use its influence in the region to promote stability, not contribute to escalation".
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and it shall be," saying it was tantamount to an attack on Iranian soil. Netanyahu said Israel was keeping up its war in Gaza but making security preparations elsewhere. "Whoever harms us, we will harm them.
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