Tokyo (Reuters) -Japan Called on Monday for De -Scale of the Conflict In Iran and Said Us Strikes Demonstrated Washington’s Determination to Prevent Tehran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons.
Japan Also Said it was “Extremély Regrettable” The Situation Between Israel and Iran Had Scalacted into Cycle of Retaliation, According to Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwayaya.
“Japan Continues to Strongly Hope That the Path to Dialogue Will Be Reopened by Efforts Toward A Resolution of Iran’s Nuclear Issue Through Talks Between The US and Iran,” Iwaya Said in A Statement.
US President Donald Trump Said the US Had “Obliterated” Tehran’s Key Nuclear Sites, Joining Israel in the Biggest Western Military Action Against The Islamic Republic Since Its 1979 Revolution.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Earlier This Month Condamned Israel’s Military Strike Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Saying Deployment for Military Use “Cannot Be Absolutely Condamned.”
When asked about the us strike during the regular press conference, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi Said the situation was different from Israel’s Action Against Iran on June 13.
“The US Government has Been Seriously Pursuing Dialogue, and That Even After the Exchange of Attacks Beteen Israel and Iran Began, The Us Has Continued to Call for Dialogue With Iran,” Hayashi Said.
Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian purposes and denies it intends to build nuclear weapons.
(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko and Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Tom Hogue and Stephen Coates)
