Armenia Condemns Israeli Strikes on Iran, Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities

YEREVAN — Armenia on Friday condemned Israel’s overnight strikes on nuclear facilities and military sites across neighboring Iran and called for an immediate end to the military action.

“The unilateral attack against Iran is deeply concerning,” the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Taking place ahead of the next round of [U.S.-Iranian] negotiations, it endangers the peace efforts as well as overall regional stability and global peace.”

“We condemn such action and call for the immediate cessation of hostilities and adherence to international law,” added the statement.

“What happened today is not only a threat to Iran or the Middle East but also a problem for Armenia,” Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, said for his part.

“This is an encroachment on Iran’s territorial integrity, which will naturally have a negative impact on the region, and escalation will naturally not bring any benefit to the countries of the region. We hope that it will be possible to resolve the issue peacefully as soon as possible,” Grigoryan added during a panel discussion in Yerevan.

Speaking at the “GLOBSEC 2025” forum in the Czech Republic, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also condemned Israel’s recent attack on Iran. “This calls into question the fragile stability we have in our region. And we are deeply concerned,” Pashinyan emphasized.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel launched the “preemptive” strikes “to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival” and prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. Among the sites hit were the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC’s) command site and residential areas in Tehran and other cities, according to Iranian media.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Israel will suffer severe consequences for launching the attacks.

“With this crime, the Zionist regime has set itself for a bitter and painful fate and it will definitely receive it,” Khamenei said in a statement.

The escalation led to the cancellation of commercial flights between Yerevan and Tel-Aviv, Tehran and other destinations in the Middle East.