Polish Embassy in Tehran safe following Israeli airstrike, says FM
On Friday morning, Israel launched a major strike on Iran's military and nuclear installations. According to Israeli media reports, the attack targeted a crucial uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and the Parchin military complex, which is allegedly involved in nuclear weapons research.
"I have just spoken with Ambassador Marcin Wilczek in Tehran," Sikorski wrote on the X platform on Friday morning. "Our facility and its staff are safe."
Pawel Wronski, the spokesperson for the Polish foreign ministry, urged Polish citizens to avoid travelling to the region. He told journalists on Friday morning that the country's diplomatic missions in Tehran and Tel Aviv were monitoring the situation, and at present, there are were no grounds for evacuation.
Later on Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that, for now, "there is no reason to be concerned about our diplomats in Tehran" and declared that the government was "prepared for any eventuality."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an address to the nation, announced that in recent months, Iran had commenced efforts to utilise enriched uranium for military applications and possessed sufficient quantities to construct nine nuclear bombs. He asserted this posed a threat to the existence of the Israeli state and added that the operation could extend over "many days." (PAP)
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