Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot discussed the ongoing escalation in the Middle East region on Monday and their security and economic repercussions in a phone call, Anadolu reports. Araghchi said Iran would continue what he described as “defensive operations” against the US and Israel, including targeting their military bases and facilities in the region, the state news agency IRNA reported. He argued that Iranian retaliatory attacks are a “response” to the US use of regional territories and bases to wage an “illegal war” against Iran. The Iranian minister criticized some European countries, saying they have limited their response to expressing concern over the economic consequences of the war while remaining silent to “brutal attacks” […]
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