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Global leaders have called for a quick resolution to the crisis in the Middle East as US allies backed the decision to\u00a0target\u00a0Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n
\u201cKhamenei was responsible for the regime\u2019s ballistic missile and nuclear programme, support for armed proxies and its brutal acts of violence and intimidation against its own people,\u201d Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis passing will not be mourned.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Judgements about the legality of the weekend strikes on Iran are a question for the US and others directly involved in the action, though Iran\u2019s regime posed a real threat to international peace and security, Albanese said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that the actions that have been taken lead to a swift resolution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Immediate ceasefire\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n China called for an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, before\u00a0confirmation\u00a0of Khamenei\u2019s death.<\/p>\n An end to military operations is necessary to \u201cavoid further escalation of tensions, to resume dialogue and negotiations, and to safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East\u201d, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called for an \u201cimmediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities\u201d, and urged the US and Iran to \u201cpursue a diplomatic off-ramp rather than further escalation\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Israeli strikes on Iran, and the American military action that has accompanied them, bring the Middle East to the edge of catastrophe,\u201d Anwar wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cIsrael\u2019s initiation of these strikes was a vile attempt to sabotage ongoing negotiations and to drag other nations into a conflict that could prove impossible to contain.\u201d<\/p>\n Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned Saturday that the crisis is likely to affect energy prices and have an impact on countries far away from the Middle East.<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/p>\n CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou can see how the war starts, but it is very hard to tell how the war will end,\u201d he said at an event in Singapore.<\/p>\n Read: Iran\u2019s regime had defied the expectations of the international community for decades and lost the support of the country\u2019s people, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Sunday in a\u00a0statement.<\/p>\n \u201cWe join the international community in hoping this crisis ends as quickly as possible,\u201d they said. \u201cWe call for a resumption of negotiations and adherence to international law \u2013 and we urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution.\u201d<\/p>\n Australia is in contact with international partners and stressing the \u201cneed to avoid, if at all possible, a broader regional escalation\u201d, Foreign Minister Penny Wong\u00a0told reporters Sunday in Adelaide. The nation is not participating in the strikes, she added.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 Bloomberg<\/p>\n Follow Moneyweb\u2019s in-depth finance and business news on WhatsApp here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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