Tehran welcomes any initiative that leads to a complete end to the war, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, adding that diplomacy remains in place with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and neighboring countries.
The top diplomat said that Iran was ready to form an investigative committee with regional countries on targets that were attacked, according to Iranian media.
He said that it was possible that Israel was behind the attacks on civil targets in Arab countries adding that Tehran did not target any civilian residential areas in regional countries. Araghchi also noted that the US-made drone Lucas, similar to Iran’s Shahed drones, might be behind the attacks in the gulf countries.
Meanwhile, the top Iranian diplomat urged other countries to refrain from any action that could widen the scope of the war with Israel and the United States.
In a phone call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, he called on other countries to “refrain from any action that could lead to escalation and expansion of the conflict,” according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.
His remarks came after US President Donald Trump called for other nations’ warships to help protect world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been virtually blocked by the threat of Iranian attacks.
The war in Iran has entered its third week without any signs of a breakthrough that could halt the escalation.
On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel began a large-scale military operation against Iran. The White House said the attack came against the backdrop of what it described as a “missile and nuclear threats from Iran.” The US-Israeli strikes killed a number of Iran’s front-line leaders, most notably Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
With Reuters
