Saudi Arabia voices ‘great concern’ over US strikes on Iran, leads calls for restraint, de-escalation

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expressed on Sunday its “great concern” following US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, according to a statement by the foreign ministry on X.

The Saudi ministry statement “affirmed its condemnation and denunciation of violating the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressing the need to exert all efforts to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and avoid escalation.”

The Kingdom also called on the international community to boost efforts in such “highly sensitive circumstances” to reach a political solution to end the crisis.