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Iran’s prime diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is prepared for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel assaults his nation in retaliation for a missile assault.

The Islamic republic fired about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in revenge for the killing of two of its closest allies, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in addition to an Iranian common.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed final week that his nation’s retaliatory measure could be “lethal, exact and shocking”.

“Iran, whereas making all-out efforts to guard the peace and safety of the area, is absolutely ready for a decisive and regretful response to any adventures” by Israel, Iran’s Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi stated throughout a telephone name with Guterres, in response to an announcement from his workplace on Wednesday.

Through the name on Tuesday night, Araghchi additionally appealed to the United Nations to make use of its sources “to cease the crimes and aggressions of the Israeli regime and to ship humanitarian assist to Lebanon and Gaza”.

Iran’s prime diplomat additionally spoke on the telephone along with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday, his workplace stated.

Within the name, Araghchi confused the necessity to cease Israeli assaults on Lebanon, warned in opposition to any “new adventures” by its arch-foe within the area, and known as for the elimination of Israeli “obstacles” impeding the supply of assist to displaced individuals.

It adopted a telephone dialog on Sunday between the 2 international locations’ presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Masoud Pezeshkian.

Over the previous week, Araghchi has visited Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq and Oman in an effort to ease tensions.

Araghchi arrived in Jordan on Wednesday earlier than travelling to Egypt and Turkey, Iranian international ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated in a submit on social media platform X.

Upon his arrival in Amman, Araghchi met his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi and the 2 mentioned regional developments amid Israel’s “atrocity and aggression in opposition to Gaza and Lebanon”, Baghaei stated.

The official Iranian information company IRNA stated Araghchi additionally met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

The developments come in opposition to the backdrop of a warfare between Israel and Iran-allied Palestinian operator group Hamas that has been raging for greater than a 12 months and has expanded to incorporate Lebanon in latest weeks.

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