Iran’s foreign ministry has warned of a wider escalation of the conflict it is embroiled in with Israel and the United States if countries choose to stay passive.
“They must stop the war,” Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson of
the ministry, said of Israel and the US, noting that Iran favoured diplomacy
from the start.
The US and Israel launched missile strikes on Iran on
Saturday.
The strikes came hours after Iran and the US finished rounds
of talks aimed at striking a deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme.
Though both countries were short of making a pact, both
sides described the negotiations as progressive. Israel has described the
strike as “pre-emptive”.
Israel Katz, Israeli defence minister said Saturday’s strike
was part of a move to “remove threats against the State of Israel”.
“The international community must decide to fulfill its
responsibility before it is too late,” Baghaei said, according to a Tuesday
report by Al Jazeera.
“The process that has begun will soon engulf Europe. The
fire, that the US and the Zionist regime ignited, will engulf the entire world.
“All of Europe’s approaches are contradictory. Any violation
of the law and any breach of moral principles and the UN Charter will have
consequences that affect every single human being on Earth.
“If European countries understand this, they will certainly
move out of their state of indifference.”
On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he was ready to
negotiate a revised deal with Iran’s new leaders.
But Baghaei said the government is now focused on “defence”.
“Eternal disgrace will remain upon those who claimed to
pursue diplomacy but, in the face of Iran’s logic, bowed down and turned to the
military option,” Baghaei said.
He added that Iran’s decision to attack energy
infrastructure in neighbouring countries reflected Tehran’s commitment to
“humanitarian principles”.
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