Pakistan, June 23 -- SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday voiced support for the recent US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, while also calling for calm and a return to diplomacy. He emphasized that the global community cannot allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

Albanese told reporters in Canberra that Iran's enrichment of uranium to 60% clearly suggests intentions beyond peaceful nuclear energy. He stressed that if Iran had followed the International Atomic Energy 's (IAEA) guidelines, the situation might have been different.

The IAEA recently reported that Iran has stockpiled enough uranium enriched to 60%, which, if further processed, could be used to build up to nine nuclear weapons. This alarming dev...