Regional War in Mideast Unavoidable If Israel Continues Strikes on Iran - Ex-Iranian Envoy

A regional war in the Middle East will be unavoidable if Israel continues strikes against Iran, former Iranian Ambassador to Germany Seyed Hossein Mousavian told Sputnik.

💬 "The current Iranian retaliation should be the end," former Iranian Ambassador to Germany Seyed Hossein Mousavian told Sputnik. "If Israel repeats attacking Iran and/or the US joins Israel; a regional war would be unavoidable."

■ Iran says concluded retaliatory strikes on occupied territories, warns against Israeli response (04/14/24)
■ Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the attack on Israeli territory

 ■ On the night of April 14, a large number of missiles and drones were launched at the territory of Israel. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the attack was carried out within the framework of the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to attacks on Iranian targets in the region, including the strike on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus on April 1, which our country strongly condemned.

 ■ Unfortunately, because of the position of Western members, the UN Security Council was unable to respond adequately to the strike on the Iranian consular mission.

 ■ We express our extreme concern at yet another dangerous escalation in the region. We have repeatedly warned that the failure to resolve the numerous crises in the Middle East, primarily in the area of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which is often fuelled by irresponsible provocative actions, will lead to an increase in tension.

 ■ We call on all parties involved to exercise restraint. We trust that the regional States will resolve the existing problems by political and diplomatic means. We believe it is important that constructive international players contribute to this.

 ■ We draw the attention of Russian citizens in Israel and neighboring countries, primarily Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, to the need to follow the messages and practical recommendations published on the information feeds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the official websites of Russian foreign institutions in the countries mentioned above, the Consular Department and the Situation and Crisis Center Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, including in the relevant section of the updated resource - the mobile application "Assistant Abroad." (Telegram)(DeepL + Grammarly)