There is still a political opportunity to avoid a generalized crisis in the region, Iran’s foreign minister said
Iran’s foreign minister argued from Beirut today that it is still possible to avoid a “generalized crisis” in the Middle Eastcommenting on fears of a flare-up in the region after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
“There is still a political opportunity to avoid a generalized crisis in the region,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, but warned that “it may be too late in the next few hours.”
Israel and the US fear the opening of a second front on the border with Lebanon if Iran-backed Hezbollah decides to intervene in the war against Hamas in Gaza.
In the statements he made from the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Amir-Abdollahian reiterated that Iran’s allies (Syria, Hezbollah, Iran), unofficially called the “Axis of Resistance”, may react in case of escalation of Israeli operations in Gaza . “The resistance (in Israel) on other fronts has considered all possible scenarios, it has its finger on the trigger,” he warned.
According to experts, Hezbollah could open a new front if Israel launches ground operations in Gaza.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Abdollahian held talks with Hamas official Saleh al-Aruri and Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhla. After Beirut, the Iranian minister will continue his tour in Qatar.
Although Tehran supports Hamas, the Iran’s leadership insists it was not involved in the attack launched by the Palestinian Islamist group in Israel, which killed more than 1,300 people.
Source :Skai
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