Missiles on Israel

Foreign Office summons Iran’s representative to report

The Israeli air defense was able to intercept the majority of the Iranian missiles.(Bild: AFP/Jalaa MAREY)

Due to the large-scale Iranian missile attack on Israel, the chargé d'affaires of the Iranian embassy in Vienna has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in protest. In a statement, Tehran's actions were criticized.

"It was made unmistakably clear to the chargé d'affaires that we condemn the Iranian missile attack on Israel and the Israeli civilian population in the strongest possible terms", the ministry announced in a statement on Wednesday.

The attack represents a "serious threat to regional security and a further dangerous escalation of an already highly explosive situation. All parties are called upon to exercise the utmost restraint in order to reduce tensions and prevent further escalation in the region," the Foreign Office statement said.

Austria emphasizes Israel's right to defend itself
The chargé d'affaires was also informed "in no uncertain terms" that "Austria stands by Israel's security and that this is a matter of state for us, and we will not be dissuaded from this".

The Israeli ambassador to Austria, David Roet, hopes that in addition to bilateral condemnation, Austria will "continue to work with like-minded partner countries to condemn Iranian aggression in multilateral forums and relevant organizations such as the EU and the UN (including an independent declaration by the members of the Security Council)". In a press statement in the evening, Roet said: "The international community should hold Iran fully responsible for this dangerous escalation." He also called for tougher sanctions, including the classification of the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.