JAKARTA - The leaders of the E3 group - Great Britain, France and Germany - expressed their readiness to take "necessary and proportionate defensive steps" to protect their interests and allies in the Middle East, following what they called Iran's indiscriminate missile attack in the region.
In a joint statement, the leaders of the three countries said Iran's "reckless attacks" endangered both military personnel and civilians.
"We call on Iran to immediately cease these reckless attacks. We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, including by enabling the necessary and proportionate defensive actions to destroy Iran's ability to launch missiles and drones from their source," the statement said.
The leaders also said they had agreed to work closely with the United States and regional allies to address the situation.
Regional tensions escalated on Saturday (28/2) after the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran that killed a number of high-ranking Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tehran retaliated by launching a series of drone and missile attacks targeting Israel, US assets, and several Gulf countries.
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