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The ripples of the strike reached as far as Moscow and Tokyo. Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president and current senior security official, took to Telegram to mock the idea of Trump receiving a Nobel Peace Prize, noting that a leader who arrived with a “peacemaker” mandate had instead initiated a “new war.” In Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba adopted a more measured tone, acknowledging the need to block Iran’s nuclear development while stopping short of a full endorsement of the U.S. strikes. Ishiba’s focus remained on the “paramount” need to calm the situation before the global economy felt the full weight of a Middle Eastern crisis.
In Latin America, the condemnation was categorical. Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel both labeled the action a “military aggression” that seriously violated international law. They warned of “irreversible consequences” for humanity if the hostilities did not cease immediately. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs similarly called for an urgent return to “constitutional principles of foreign policy” and a “pacifist conviction,” urging all parties to prioritize the restoration of peaceful coexistence.
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