In a statement, the office said the military assault on Iran had continued for several days and resulted in the martyrdom of many citizens, including “many heroes defending their country,” as well as dozens of children and other non-combatants.

It added that the scope of the military aggression had expanded to involve several other countries, with many of their regions and facilities suffering unprecedented damage and destruction.

In the statement, the office warned that “the unilateral and independent decision by a member of the United Nations Security Council to launch a full-scale war against another United Nations member state in order to impose specific conditions or overthrow its political system — in addition to violating international charters — constitutes a very dangerous precedent.”

It said such action would carry grave regional and international consequences, likely trigger widespread chaos and prolonged instability, intensify the suffering of people across the region and harm the interests of others.

Separately, the statement said the senior religious authority “strongly condemns this unjust war” and called on all Muslims and free people around the world to denounce it and express solidarity with the “oppressed Iranian people.”

In conclusion, the office said the religious authority once again urged all international actors and countries, particularly Islamic nations, to exert every effort to immediately halt the aggression and to pursue a just and peaceful resolution to Iran’s nuclear issue in accordance with international law.