Egypt’s FM, Qatari and Iranian counterparts discuss reprecussion of Israeli military attacks on Iran

CAIRO- 13 June 2025: Two phone calls took place on Friday, June 13, 2025, between Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty, with his Qatari and Iranian counterparts Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Abbas Araghchi, respectively, to discuss the developments in the region following the military attacks launched by Israel against several military and nuclear sites in Iran early this morning.

During the two calls, views and assessments were tackled regarding the repercussions of the unjustified and irresponsible Israeli aggression and its dangerous impact on the security and stability of the region.

During his call with his Iranian counterpart, Minister Abdelatty emphasized Egypt's rejection and condemnation of the infringement on the sovereignty of states and the violation of their unity and territorial integrity. He emphasized the importance of working to de-escalate tensions and prevent the entire region from slipping into chaos and expanding the scope of the conflict.

Separately, Minister Abdelatty’s call with his Qatari counterpart also addressed the developments in the efforts being made by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and prisoners, as well as efforts to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Strip amid the deteriorating humanitarian situation.

Also, according to a statement iussed by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Vice President of the State of Palestine  Hussein Al-Sheikh addressed the ts expected repercussions of the Israeli attacks against Iran on the security and stability of the region and its countries and addressed the latest developments of the Palestinian cause.

Egypt strongly condemned the military strikes carried out by the Israeli army against Iran in the early hours of June 13, 2025. “These attacks represent a blatant and extremely dangerous escalation in the region, a clear violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, and a direct threat to both regional and international peace and security,” the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

“Egypt is following these rapid developments with deep concern and firmly denounces this unjustified act, which will only exacerbate the crisis and risks triggering a broader regional conflict. Such escalation could have unprecedented consequences for the region’s security and stability, endangering its peoples and threatening to plunge the entire Middle East into widespread chaos,” the statement continued.

Egypt reiterated its position that the crises facing the region cannot be resolved through military means, but rather through political and peaceful solutions. The Ministry stressed that the use of force will not bring security to any country, including Israel. True security, it emphasized, can only be achieved by respecting state sovereignty, preserving the unity and territorial integrity of nations, delivering justice, and ending the Israeli occupation of Arab lands.

Israel carried out airstrikes on several Iranian cities, inclduing nuclear sites, in the early hours of June 13, 2025, killing at least 78 people and injuring 329 others as a preliminary toll, inclduing Iranian nuclear scientists and military leaders. 

The Israeli army said in a statement on Friday that it luanhced a “preemptive strike against Iran's Nuclear Program” with more than 200 Israeli Air Force fighter jets, operating with precise intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate, conducted coordinated strikes on over 100 targets across Iran. Israeli media outlets reported that the Israeli operation against Iran could last for weeks amid Iranian threat of a severe retaliation.

Iranian military leaders killed in the Israeli airstrikes include Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian General Staff, Major General Gholam Ali Rashid. The Khatam al Anbiya Headquarters is a Unified Combatant Command Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces, operating under the direct command of the General Staff, is responsible for planning and coordinating joint military operations across all branches of Iran’s armed forces. Also, Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in the airstrikes.

Besides killing civilians inlcuding women and children, six nuclear sceintists were killed in the israeli airstrike; Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Friday that the scientists killed included Fereydoun Abbasi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, a prominent physicist and president of Islamic Azad University.

Several world countries, inlcuding, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, and Oman- the broker of the US/Iranian talks on the Iranian nucleary program- condemned the Israeli attacks, saying these blatant attacks violate the interntaional laws. Additionally, several countries suspended their flights to and from Iran and Israel.