Finland censures Iran’s attack on Israel

President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Sunday condemned the combined attack of dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones from Iran across Israel early on Sunday.

The Finnish leaders also underscored the importance to de-escalate and urged all parties to show restraint.

“Finland strongly condemns Iran’s reckless attack on Israel. It is now of utmost importance to de-escalate. Finland calls on all parties to show restraint,” Stubb wrote in a post on his social media platform X on Sunday morning.

“Finland strongly condemns Iran’s reckless attack on Israel. It is now of utmost importance to de-escalate. Finland calls on all parties to show restraint,” Orpo wrote in a post in X on Sunday morning.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that it intercepted about 99 percent of more than 300 missiles and drones Iran launched late Saturday in its first direct attack against Israel.