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‘This must end now’: Germany’s Scholz calls on Iran to de-escalate after Israeli airstrikes
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a media conference at an European Union summit in Brussels, October 17, 2024. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on Tehran to end the cycle of escalation following Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites early this morning, saying restraint could pave the way for peace in the Middle East.
“My message to Iran is clear: We cannot continue with massive reactions of escalation. This must end now. This will provide an opportunity for peaceful development in the Middle East,” Scholz writes in a post on X.
Israel struck military sites in Iran early today, but its retaliation for an Iranian attack this month did not appear aimed at the country’s most sensitive oil and nuclear targets after urgent calls from allies and neighbors for restraint.
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