World reacts to escalating Middle East crisis after Iran drone attack: See the aftermath

TOPSHOT - Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

A demonstrator kisses a bullet shell replica as others gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

An Iranian woman watches an Iranian news TV channel, which is covering the news of Iran's attack on Israel, on April 14, 2024. Israel was coming under direct attack from Iran Saturday, the army announced, in a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes that threatened to overshadow the conflict in Gaza.

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak records a statement on the Iranian attacks on Israel overnight, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on April 14, 2024. Late Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps announced that they had launched "dozens of drones and missiles" towards military sites on Israeli territory. Iran on Sunday urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.

Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather at Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

Demonstrators wave Iran's flag and Palestinian flags as they gather in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched a drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

A picture shows empty beaches in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory late on APril 13, marking a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes and sparking fears of a broader conflict breaking out.

Israeli warships patrol off the coast of the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory late on April 13, marking a major escalation of the long-running covert war between the regional foes and sparking fears of a broader conflict breaking out.

A general view shows a destroyed building targeted by Israeli air strikes on the village of Nabi Sheet in the Baablbek district in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on April 14, 2024, as tensions in the region soared after Iran directly attacked Israel. A source within Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group said Israel struck on April 14 one of its buildings in Lebanon's east, close to the Syrian border, as tensions soared after Iran directly attacked Israel. The Lebanese state-run National News Agency also reported that "an enemy air strike targeted a building" in the village of Nabi Sheet and "destroyed it".

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives to give a statement on the situation in the Middle East on April 14, 2024 at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel late April 13, 2024, warning the attack threatened to further destabilise the Middle East.

Pope Francis greets the crowd, from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square, during the weekly Regina Coeli prayer, in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, on April 14, 2024. Pope Francis made a "pressing appeal" against a "spiral of violence" after Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel. "I make an urgent appeal for an end to any action which could fuel a spiral of violence that risks dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict," the Argentinian pontiff declared following his traditional prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, on April 14, 2024.

Pictures of Iran's first supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), incumbent Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (2nd-R), and the slain commander of the IRGC's Quds Force Qasem Soleimani (R) hang as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (C) briefs the press at his headquarters in Tehran on April 14, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.

An anti-Iranian demonstration is held outside the Iranian Embassy in London on April 14, 2024. Late Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps announced that they had launched "dozens of drones and missiles" towards military sites on Israeli territory. Iran on Sunday urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.

An anti-Iranian demonstration is held outside the Iranian Embassy in London on April 14, 2024. Late Saturday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps announced that they had launched "dozens of drones and missiles" towards military sites on Israeli territory. Iran on Sunday urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.

People gather in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin on April 14, 2024 in solidarity with Israel after Iran's strikes on Israel from late April 13, 2024. Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel late April 13, 2024, warning the attack threatened to further destabilise the Middle East.

People gather in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin on April 14, 2024 in solidarity with Israel after Iran's strikes on Israel from late April 13, 2024. Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel late April 13, 2024, warning the attack threatened to further destabilise the Middle East.

Vehicle move past a building showing a banner depicting missiles and drones flying past a torn Israeli flag, with text in Persian reading "the next slap will be harder" and in Hebrew "your next mistake will be the end of your fake state", in Palestine Square in Tehran on April 14, 2024. Iran on April 14 urged Israel not to retaliate militarily to an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented as a justified response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus.

People use a motor boat while an Israeli naval ship patrols a long the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coast on April 14, 2024 in Natanya, Israel. hundreds of cruise missiles and UAVs sent by Iran overnight were mostly intercepted and detroyed by Israel's Defence System and some en route by the US and other allies.

People hang out at a beach in Tel Aviv, after Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel overnight on April 14, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hundreds of cruise missiles and UAVs sent by Iran overnight were mostly intercepted and destroyed by Israel's Defence System and some en route by the US and other allies. Some minor damage has been reported but no fatalities.

A police officer patrols at the Carmel Market after Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel overnight on April 14, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Hundreds of cruise missiles and UAVs sent by Iran overnight were mostly intercepted and destroyed by Israel's Defence System and some en route by the US and other allies. Some minor damage has been reported but no fatalities.