The United States’ military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities is “senseless and reckless”, says the head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), AFP reports.

“By joining Israel’s attack on Iran, the US is also breaking international law. Military action against Iran is not the way to resolve concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme,” ICAN’s executive director Melissa Parke said in a statement.

“Given that US intelligence agencies assess Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, this is a senseless and reckless act that could undermine international efforts to prevent the further proliferation of nuclear weapons.”

“The US should have continued to pursue the diplomatic process under way before Israel resorted to the illegal use of force. This does not make the region or the world safer. It makes it more dangerous,” Parke said.