DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister denied on Sunday that Iran has targeted civilian or residential areas in the Middle East and said Tehran is ready to form a committee with its neighbors to investigate the responsibility for such strikes.
Gulf countries have called upon Iran to cease its attacks on their territories, which have not only sustained strikes on US military bases but also damage to energy facilities and residential areas.
Abbas Araghchi’s Telegram channel quoted him as saying in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed website that Tehran was in communication with various Gulf capitals and would welcome any initiative that could guarantee a complete end to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Iran’s foreign minister told his French counterpart that countries must refrain from any action that could escalate the conflict in the Middle East.
This comes after US President Donald Trump called upon various states, including France, to deploy vessels to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran following US-Israeli strikes on its territory.
