Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi claimed that America and Israel are attacking Arab countries in West Asia from some places. He said this in an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Zaheed, a news outlet of Gulf countries.
Araghchi said Iran was ready to meet with regional countries and form a joint committee to investigate the nature of the targets of the attacks, according to Xinhua news agency. He said Iran’s attacks only target American targets and interests. This is in response to the attacks that were launched from these sites.
Abbas Araghchi further said that the US has developed a drone similar to Iran’s Shahed 136 drone, codenamed “Lucas”, to strike targets in Arab countries. He accused Israel of targeting Arab civilians and worsening its relations with Iran, and said, “So far Iran has not targeted any civilians or residential areas in the region.”
He said contacts are continuing with neighbors such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman, and regional countries are mediating to reduce tensions and offer ideas to end the war. On the Strait of Hormuz, Araghchi said it is open to all except ships from the US and its allies.
He described the situation in Iran as stable, stressing that there is no fault in the state or military institutions and that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in good health. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Sunday that the recent drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh region and Eastern Province has no connection with Iran, according to Fars news agency.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Araghchi spoke by phone with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday night to discuss the regional situation. The Iranian Foreign Minister said the US and Israel are the sole causes of insecurity in West Asia and the Gulf of Hormuz, and appealed to all countries to condemn the “criminal act of the aggressors” of the attack on Iran and avoid escalating the conflict.
(Input from IANS)
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