Pakistan harshly criticized American attacks on Iran, commanded by President Donald Trump, just one day after announcing he would nominate the US leader for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump, criticized by Pakistan, one day after being proposed for the Nobel Photo Prize: Profimedia
Pakistan firmly condemned the attacks ordered by US President Donald Trump on Iran, despite the fact that, just a day before, he announced that he would propose the White House leader for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In a statement sent on Sunday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry criticized Trump's decision to bomb the Iranian nuclear installations, saying that this “violates international law ”. Diplomacy, Pakistani officials have emphasized, is the only way to resist the conflict.
“The unprecedented escalation of tensions and violence, caused by continuous aggression against Iran, is deeply worrying. Any escalation of tensions will have serious consequences for the region and not onlyI ”, the Ministry of Pakistani said, according to Reuters.
High -level direct reactions
Also on Sunday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in which he expressed “Pakistan's conviction of US attacks ”according to an official statement published by the office of the Pakistani leader.
Protests of large Karachi
In addition to diplomatic reactions, street protest movements have highlighted popular dissatisfaction with Washington's actions. In Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, thousands of people participated in a protest march against the US and Israel attacks on Iran.
The protesters held on the road a large American flag, on which Trump's image was printed, so he could step in contempt. They chanted slogans against the United States, Israel and India, the main regional rival of Pakistan.
A spectacular position of position
Diplomatic irony is obvious: Saturday, Islamabad officials were calling Trump “A true pacifier“For his role in resolving the crisis with India last month. Only 24 hours later, the same leader is harshly criticized for triggering a new wave of violence in the Middle East.
