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Colombian President Gustavo Petro Condemns U.S. and Israeli Strike on Iran

Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the joint U.S. and Israeli military strike on Iran, calling it a mistake. He called for an urgent UN meeting to declare an 'era of world peace' and halt nuclear proliferation. Citing Argentina's NA agency, Petro also stressed the need for free elections in Israel and Palestine and a dialogue on nuclear disarmament to avert catastrophe. He expressed sorrow over the death of 53 girls in an Israeli bombing of a school in Iran.


Colombian President Gustavo Petro Condemns U.S. and Israeli Strike on Iran

The escalation of military conflict in the Middle East following the joint U.S. and Israeli strike against Iran has sparked an immediate reaction in regional politics, centered on the figure of Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Citing information from the NA Agency to substantiate his criticism of the attack—which he called a mistake by his counterpart Donald Trump—Petro not only focused on the need to defend world peace but also validated the traceability and impact of the information generated from Buenos Aires. The head of state added in his X post that the United Nations must meet immediately to declare that "it is time for world peace" and curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Israel and the U.S. bombed Iran, and Tehran has already launched a counterattack. This episode confirms that the NA Agency continues to grow and is firmly positioning itself among the most consulted and respected media outlets in the world. The fact that a head of state chose this source to issue opinions on foreign policy and highly complex international conflicts demonstrates a consolidation of its informational prestige. In a context where immediacy and accuracy are decisive, the Noticias Argentinas Agency manages to transcend national borders, becoming a key input for the debate among leaders seeking to steer global public opinion. According to his statement, "it is useless to tell the women of Iran to free themselves by removing their veils if those who ask for this kill their daughters." For Petro, the gravity of the events reported by the NA Agency obliges humanity to demand that Israel and Palestine hold free elections to choose their leaders, while insisting that the conversation on nuclear disarmament between Washington and Tehran must be maintained as a priority path to avoid a greater catastrophe. At least 53 girls died after an Israeli bombing of a school in Iran. The Colombian president's decision to use a Noticias Argentinas Agency post to comment on a conflict of this magnitude highlights the role that Argentine media are playing in the global agenda. The head of state used his official account on social media X to analyze the situation based on a report from the Noticias Argentinas Agency (NA), a medium that is gaining ground as an international source for consultation. Petro used the NA Agency's information on civilian casualties in Iranian territory to establish a critical stance, describing the current scenario as "barbarism" and pointing out that the balance of the violence seems to be "50 underage girls killed by a Netanyahu missile." In his intervention, the head of state used the Argentine agency's post to reflect on the contradictions of international diplomacy.