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G7 leaders condemn Iran attack, say they stand in full solidarity with Israel

Group said Iran’s attack ‘risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation’
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In this image released by the White House, President Joe Biden, along with members of his national security team, receive an update on an ongoing airborne attack on Israel from Iran, as they meet in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2024. From l-r., facing Biden are, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. (Adam Schultz/The White House via AP)

President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation.

After their videoconference, the leaders issued a joint statement “unequivocally condemning in the strongest terms” the direct attack by Iran while expressing “our full solidarity and support to Israel” and reaffirming “our commitment towards its security.

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