—🇲🇰/🇦🇪 NEW: North Macedonia’s embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned its citizens living in the country of an increased risk of escalation, urging them to follow official embassy channels and providing a dedicated emergency contact number for assistance: +971 56 441 7532
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🔗 North Macedonia in UAE

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—🇦🇱/🇦🇪 NEW: Albanian PM Edi Rama condemned what he called the “blind and desperate attacks” by Iran’s “Khomeinist Republic” against the United Arab Emirates, saying strikes on Dubai are an assault on regional stability and on the vision of a peaceful, cooperative Middle East.

➡️ He declared Albania’s “full and unwavering solidarity” with the UAE and urged the international community to isolate Tehran for state‑sponsored aggression and missile attacks on civilian areas.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇮🇷 URGENT: The building of the Serbian embassy in Tehran sustained damage during the latest US–Israeli airstrikes on Iran, but no Serbian diplomats or staff were injured.

➡️ Initial information suggests a nearby Iranian military/Basij facility was the likely target, with blast effects and debris impacting the embassy compound.

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—🇧🇦/🇶🇦/🇦🇪/🇰🇼/🇮🇷 NEW: Bosnia’s FM says several thousand Bosnian citizens are currently in Gulf countries and that authorities are drafting response scenarios, including possible evacuations.

➡️ Diplomatic missions in Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Tehran are in constant contact with concerned citizens, while Sarajevo weighs land routes via Saudi Arabia should evacuations become necessary.

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—🇺🇳 NEW: Albanian international law professor Gentian Zyberi says PM Edi Rama should condemn, not justify, the Israel–US attack on Iran, calling it an act of aggression and a serious violation of international law.

➡️ He stresses that the UN Charter clearly prohibits the use of force and obliges states to resolve disputes peacefully, including with authoritarian regimes.

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🇬🇧🇨🇾🇧🇭❌🇮🇷 — UK Defense Ministry:

"Two missiles were launched toward Cyprus, where thousands of British troops are stationed.

Missiles and Iranian drones landed just hundreds of meters from our forces at a base in Bahrain".

🇲🇪—🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 NEW: Montenegro is closely following developments in the Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Podgorica announced, without detailing any specific measures or policy changes.

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—🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic compared the joint US–Israeli strikes on Iran to NATO’s 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia and the push for Kosovo’s independence.

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🇸🇦❌🇮🇷❗️ — URGENT: According to CNN, Saudi Arabia has reportedly approved potential military action against Iran and may take part in operations.

🇦🇪❌🇮🇷❗️ — Emirati Government hints that UAE is on brink of joining the American-Israeli campaign against Iran!

UAE Minister of State Reem Al-Hashimy:

We are prepared to defend ourselves. We hope it doesn’t come to it, but we’re not going to sit idly by as we continue to be recipients of such a barrage of attacks that are unlawful and unjustified.

—🇲🇩❌🇮🇷 NEW: Moldovan FM said the Republic of Moldova “strongly condemns” Iran’s attacks on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Middle Eastern states including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

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—🇷🇴❌🇮🇷 NEW: Romanian FM said Romania “reaffirms its firm solidarity with partners from the Middle East amid recent attacks” following a call with Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, focused on coordination and constant communication over regional security.

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—🇹🇷/🇮🇷 NEW: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed condolences over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he was “saddened” by the passing of Turkey’s neighbour’s religious leader after the joint US-Israeli attacks that struck Iran yesterday.

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— Quietly, Telegram/Pavel Durov's official emoji pack for standard animated emojis updated the Iranian flag from the 🇮🇷 Islamic Republic flag 🇮🇷 to the 🇮🇷 Pre-Revolution Lion & Sun flag 🇮🇷

Previously, the Lion and Sun flag was relegated to Iranian Royalist/Nationalist packs here 👑👑

Signals for upcoming changes in Real Life?

—🇮🇷/🇷🇸 FACT: Khamenei’s last Europe visit was to Belgrade in 1989.

➡️ Iran’s then-president Ali Khamenei visited Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in February 1989 to attend a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, marking his last recorded trip to Europe before becoming supreme leader later that year.

🔗 Lily Lynch

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—🇩🇪❌🇮🇷 NEW: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany did not take part in the US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, stressing that Berlin is instead coordinating closely with allies while remaining committed to Israel’s security and regional stability.

➡️ He called on Iran to cease military attacks in the region and return to negotiations.

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—🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸🇮🇱 NEW: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group have left the Baltic Sea and are sailing to the eastern Mediterranean to counter Iranian threats against the region, according to Visegrád 24.

➡️ The deployment marks a significant shift of French naval power toward the Middle East theater.

🔗 Visegrád 24

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