Calling on Iranian President Massoud Pezheskian to do everything possible to prevent it new military escalation French President Emmanuel Macron said in their earlier call amid rising regional tensions following the assassination in Tehran last week of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya.

“It will not be in anyone’s interest,” French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart, it was reported.

Iran will never remain silent in the face of the attack on its interests and security, Masoud Pezheskian said. Iranian state media reported.

When communicating with the French president, Pezheskian also emphasized that if the West really wishes to prevent war should force Israel to stop the “genocide” in Gaza and accept a cease-fire agreement.

At the same time, the president of Iran said that “for Tehran, avoiding war and striving for world peace are fundamental principles.”

Iran’s president urged Western countries to stop to support Israel in order to “avoid” a regional war. “If the US and Western countries want to avoid war and insecurity in the region, they should immediately stop selling arms and supporting the Zionist regime,” Pezheskian told Macron.

During the phone call between the two leaders, the Iranian president also called on Western countries to “oblige this regime (Israel) to end the genocide and attacks on Gaza and accept a ceasefire.”