Rutte, Starmer Call for De-escalation After Israeli Attack on Iran

The Russian Foreign Ministry described the airstrikes as an atrocity and said they threatened to ‘damage regional and international security.’
Rutte, Starmer Call for De-escalation After Israeli Attack on Iran
Iranian protesters hold up Iranian and Palestinian flags in an anti-Israel gathering in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. Vahid Salemi/AP
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Friday called for de-escalation in the Middle East after Israel launched airstrikes on Iran.

Rutte, during a joint press conference in Stockholm with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, said, “It think it is now crucial for many allies, including the United States, to work, as we speak, to de-escalate. I know that they are doing that and I think that is now the first order of the day.”
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