US and 21 Other Nations Jointly Urge Iran to Halt Attacks

A total of 22 countries, including the United States and European nations, have jointly called on Iran to cease attacks against individuals on ‘our soil’. The appeal condemns Tehran for attempting to intimidate, kidnap, and kill people in various countries. In a joint statement released by the 21 countries, as reported by AFP on Thursday (11/6/2026), Iran’s security services were condemned for using what they described as ‘despicable international and local criminal gangs’ for various plots in Europe, North America, and Australia. ‘Attempts to kill, abduct, harass, intimidate, or attack people on our soil undermine national sovereignty and international norms. These actions must stop immediately,’ the joint statement from the 21 countries read. The joint statement was released by Albania, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the US. The joint statement noted that the intelligence services of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its foreign operations branch, the Quds Force, have been involved in ‘lethal planning and malign actions’ against Iranian dissidents, journalists, and Jewish and Israeli communities and interests. ‘We are united in our determination to protect our countries and our people from these threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran must stop these actions now,’ the joint statement stressed. The countries also accused Iran of being behind a series of attacks in various European countries targeting the Jewish community, and Iranian and American journalists claimed by the Tehran-linked group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI). HAYI has claimed responsibility for attacks targeting the Jewish community in Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. HAYI was also reported to have claimed responsibility for the stabbing of two Jewish men and a series of arson attacks on synagogues and Jewish community sites in north London in recent months. In Australia, Canberra authorities expelled the Iranian Ambassador in August last year. Australian authorities accused Tehran of directing at least two anti-Semitic attacks, which included the arson of a synagogue in Melbourne and the firebombing of a kosher café in Sydney.