Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) strongly condemned the military strikes carried out by Israel and the United States against Iran in June 2025. Meeting in China on Monday, they called the attacks a violation of international law and of Iran’s sovereignty.SCO leaders criticised the targeting of civilian facilities and nuclear-energy infrastructure, which resulted in civilian casualties. They stressed that the protection of nuclear sites and the safety of related infrastructure must be guaranteed on a permanent basis.
On June 13, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, which Tehran described as an unprovoked act of aggression. The 12-day conflict that followed killed 1,064 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. The US escalated the conflict further by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites.
In retaliation, Iranian forces struck Israeli targets and the US-operated al-Udeid air base in Qatar. By June 24, Iran declared its counteroffensive had brought what it called Israel and the US’s “terrorist aggression” to a halt.Notably, India did not sign on to the SCO’s statement on the issue earlier in June.
(Edited by : Prashanth Perumal)
