# The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, called for all sides to exercise restraint after Israeli strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear programme and military leadership. Kallas wrote on X that the situation in the Middle East is dangerous. EU officials said Kallas spoke to Israeli Foreign minister Gideon Saar in the “early hours” of Friday following the strikes. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen added her voice to the calls for calm, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate immediately and refrain from retaliation.
EU calls for restraint and all parties to refrain from retaliation after Israel attacks Iran