Asia-Pacific countries voice concern over US attacks on Iran

Asia-Pacific countries have expressed their willingness to find a political solution to US and Israeli attacks against Iran while some voiced condemnation of or expressed concern over US attacks against Iran's atomic energy facilities.

The head of the Pakistani parliament's defense committee said, "The US aggression against Iran's nuclear facilities is a war crime."

Iraqi government spokesperson Bassem Al-Awadi said, "Targeting nuclear facilities inside Iran is a dangerous threat to security and peace in the Middle East and exposes regional stability to great risks."

Iraq "expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation of the targeting of nuclear facilities" in Iran, Bassem Al-Awadi said on Sunday. "This military escalation constitutes a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East and poses serious risks to regional stability," he added.

The Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry, in a statement on X platform, "affirmed its condemnation and denunciation of violating the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressing the need to exert all efforts to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and avoid escalation."

The kingdom also called on the international community to boost efforts in such "highly sensitive circumstances" to reach a political solution to end the crisis, Arab News reported.

Oman, which was mediating nuclear talks between Washington and Teheran, on Sunday strongly condemned US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran.

The Gulf sultanate "expresses deep concern, denunciation and condemnation of the escalation resulting from the direct air strikes launched by the United States on sites in the Islamic Republic of Iran", the official Oman News Agency said.

Qatar, host of the biggest US military base in the Middle East, on Sunday said the foreign ministry "warns that the current dangerous escalation in the region may lead to catastrophic consequences at both the regional and international levels."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in statement released by the Lebanese Presidency on X, said, "The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities raises fears of an escalation of tensions that could threaten security and stability in more than one region and country.

Aoun called for restraint and the launch of constructive and serious negotiations to restore stability to the countries of the region and avoid further killing and destruction.

The Palestinian Resistance committees stated, "The attack on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities is an act of aggression and a threat to the entire region, and requires a united stance from all the free people of the nation to confront these arrogant aggressors," according to Mehr News Agency of Iran.

Both governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea are reportedly holding meetings on the latest situation.

In New Zealand, Foreign Minister Winston Peters instead clarifying whether New Zealand supported President Trump's actions, said the crisis is "the most serious I've ever dealt with" and that "critical further escalation is avoided."

"Diplomacy will deliver a more enduring resolution than further military action," he said.

Australia, which evacuated embassy employee in Teheran on Friday, said it will "continue to call for de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy". But a government official said in a written statement: "We note the US President's statement that now is the time for peace."

Jan Yumul contributed to this report.