Colombian President Gustavo Petro reacted to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran by calling them a 'disaster' and mourning the death of 85 girls from a missile. He called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to promote peace and proposed making the Middle East a nuclear-free zone. He also urged restarting disarmament talks between the involved parties.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro voiced concern over the military escalation in Iran following bombings by the United States and Israel. In a message on his X account, he described the incident as a 'disaster' and highlighted the fatal toll: 'This is a disaster. 85 girls were killed by a missile.' In response to the crisis, he announced that Colombia, as a full member of the UN Security Council, is seeking an urgent meeting to defend the international order.
Petro issued a direct call to President Donald Trump and the Iranian government to restart disarmament dialogues and convene a Middle East peace conference. He argued that 'the path is not to increase the number of countries with nuclear weapons, but to bring them to zero,' proposing that the region emulate Latin America as a nuclear-free zone. He also suggested that the Israeli and Palestinian peoples express themselves in free elections to vote for peace.
The president extended solidarity to the peoples of Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, concluding that 'the path of humanity is not the clash between civilizations but the dialogue between civilizations.' Meanwhile, Trump's announcement aims to reduce the Iranian navy and destroy its missile industry to eliminate imminent threats to the United States.
The offensive has immediate impacts, with airlines such as Lufthansa, Air France, and Turkish Airlines suspending flights to the Middle East, and the closure of Israeli airspace to civilian flights.
