James Cleverly also says Iranian-backed threats against people in UK are unacceptable and must stop in call with Tehran counterpart
, in a rare phone call with his Iranian counterpart, has underlined western warnings that Tehran must use its influence with other groups in the Middle East to prevent escalation over the conflict in Gaza.if it was deemed to be actively stoking a wider war, or if he provided any intelligence to show that the west knew the depth of Iran’s involvement.
In a longer readout of the call than the brief summary provided by the UK Foreign Office, the Iranian foreign ministry said Cleverly was urged to adopt a realistic approach to the conflict and recognise that the “resistance forces” were fighting an occupation by an Israeli government that was committing war crimes amounting to genocide and acting without any proportionaliity.
Nasrallah’s speech suggested that the threat of a full-blown immediate escalation had receded, but the possibility of a slow escalation remains in what is a highly volatile environment.tie down Israeli forces by opening up a full second front on the boundary between south Lebanon and Israel. Hezbollah has already lost 50 fighters.
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