President Joe Biden and the rest of the leaders of the Group of Seven nations—the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom—expressed dismay at Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile salvo targeting Israel.
“We, the Leaders of the G7, express deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and condemn in the strongest terms Iran’s direct military attack against Israel, which constitutes a serious threat to regional stability,” the G7 leaders said in a joint statement on Oct. 3.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched the ballistic missiles at Israel as a retaliation for the deaths of Hamas, Hezbollah, and IRGC members. The IRGC has also said that, if Israel responds to the missile barrage, it will face further “heavy attacks.”