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Israel’s Western backers to blame for another crisis in region: Iran
Iran believes that the disastrous impacts of the possible expansion of conflicts in the region are a result of irresponsible behavior of the regime’s supporters in the United States and the West, Ali Bagheri Kani said in a message posted on his X account on Saturday.
His comments came as tensions between Israel and Lebanon over the regime’s brutal onslaught in the besieged Gaza Strip have escalated in recent weeks.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging deadly fire since early October last year, shortly after the regime launched a genocidal aggression against Gaza following a surprise operation by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Such exchanges have intensified this month, alongside bellicose rhetoric from both sides. Israel’s military said plans for an offensive in Lebanon had been “approved and validated,” prompting Hezbollah to respond that none of Israel would be spared in a full-blown conflict.
Moreover, Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed Israel’s threats of launching a war on Lebanon as “psychological warfare”, stressing that all options, including full involvement of all resistance groups in the Middle East, are on the table in case of such military aggression.
“Albeit Iran deems as psychological warfare the Zionist regime’s propaganda about intending to attack Lebanon, should it embark on full-scale military aggression, an obliterating war will ensue. All options, incl. the full involvement of all Resistance Fronts, are on the table,” the mission said in a post published on its official X account on Saturday.
Germany has also asked Iran to help prevent further escalation in the region.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made the plea in a Friday telephone conversation with Bagheri Kani.
“Further escalation must be prevented at all costs, and Iran must also contribute to this,” she told Iran’s acting foreign minister, according to a German foreign ministry post on X.
On Wednesday, the German top diplomat said there was a need for world powers to chip in towards dialing down the regional tensions.