Twenty Arab and Muslim Countries Demand Middle East Nuclear-Free Zone

Twenty Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint demand for a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East.

“Twenty Arab and Muslim countries, including Qatar, Oman and Pakistan, on Monday, June 16, called for the creation of a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, on the fourth day of the massive attack launched by Israel”

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The signatories included Pakistan, the only Muslim nuclear power and a non-NPT state, for the first time.

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The demand framed the zone as necessary to ensure peace and stability in the region.

Iran remained excluded despite being the prime target of the strikes.

Turkey emerged as a potential regional mediator, urging the US and Iran to negotiate.

The joint statement was co-drafted with Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt.

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Iran framed the strikes that killed Khamenei as terrorist attacks orchestrated by Israel.

The Israel-US attack on Iran triggered cascading consequences across the region.

“We have told our counterparts on every occasion that we are against a military intervention aimed at Iran," Fidan said during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Istanbul”

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Lebanon warned it will not be a corridor for interventions.

Pro-Iranian Hezbollah fired at least 120 rockets at northern Israel.

The UK deployed the HMS Ark Royal to the eastern Mediterranean.