Iran has no intention of seeing war spread to region or other countries, FM says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Iran does not want the war with Israel to spread to other countries or the wider region under any circumstances.

He made the remarks on June 15 morning at a meeting of ambassadors, officials, and heads of foreign and international missions in Tehran, Caliber.Az reports, citing Iranian media.

According to him, since June 13 morning, Israel's attacks on various targets in Iran "have been unprecedented and are considered clear aggression against Iranian territory." Various targets were attacked, the most important of which were the nuclear facility in Natanz and some targets inside Tehran city and residential areas, which led to the martyrdom of a large number of ordinary people in Tehran and different cities.

"The events that took place against the Islamic Republic of Iran include numerous actions, many of which caused harm to children and peaceful civilians. While negotiations with the United States were ongoing, the sixth round of talks was supposed to take place today, Sunday. International law does not justify such actions. You have all witnessed that the victims of human rights violations were not only the innocent people of Palestine, but new red lines were crossed in this situation," the minister continued.

Speaking about the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Araghchi said: "This regime crossed a new red line in international law, and this was an attack on nuclear facilities, which was a very serious violation from an international point of view and prohibited under any circumstances, which unfortunately was met with indifference by the Security Council."

He thanked all the ambassadors present and their countries that condemned this attack.

"Of course, in Europe, there were countries that claimed to be civilised and adhere to international law, but instead of condemning Israel, they condemned Iran for its violations," he said.

Araghchi stated that Iran's response to these attacks was based on the principle of self-defence, which is a recognised principle in international relations and the legal right of every country to self-defence.

"This is what our armed forces started two nights ago, and last night you witnessed its new dimensions, and it will continue," he said. 

By Khagan Isayev