Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Saturday that he is deeply concerned that a new large-scale war is beginning in the Middle East following strikes by Israel and the United States against Iran, Reuters reports.
“Israel calls this attack a preemptive strike, but it does not comply with international law. Preemptive attacks require the immediate elimination of an imminent threat,” he said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
He also called for restraint and urged that diplomatic solutions not be abandoned.
