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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdulahian told German Foreign Minister Anlana Barbuk during a phone call today (Thursday) that Iran is obligated to respond to the Israeli assassination of General Mohammad Azar Zahedi in Damascus last week, but the response will be limited - according to a source privy to the contents of the conversation.
why is it important:
Germany's foreign minister initiated the phone call at the request of the American administration to convey a message to Iran that escalation should be avoided - the source said.
Yesterday (Tuesday) it was announced in Walla that the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Qatar also called the Iranian foreign minister and conveyed a similar message to him, after being asked to do so by the US.
Behind the Scenes:
The source noted that the Iranian foreign minister said during the conversation that the Iranian response would be "appropriate" and limited. However, the source noted that not everything that is perceived as restricted in the eyes of Iran will be perceived as restricted in the eyes of Israel.
The source stated that Germany's foreign minister conveyed to the Iranian foreign minister a message from the US according to which the government in Tehran underestimates the nature and extent of Israel's response to the attack by Iran.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Abdulahian told the German Foreign Minister that after Israel attacked an Iranian diplomatic facility and violated the Vienna Convention, "legitimate self-defense measures designed to punish the aggressor are necessary today."
What they say:
"Foreign Minister Barbuk spoke with Iran's foreign minister about the tense situation in the Middle East and emphasized that it is in everyone's interest to avoid escalation. We call on all parties in the region to act with maximum responsibility and restraint," the Foreign Ministry said in Berlin.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said this evening that the Biden administration is still concerned about Iranian threats to attack Israel. He said that Secretary of State Lincoln spoke with the foreign ministers of China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and asked them to stress to Iran that the escalation of the situation must be avoided in the region. Miller said that the US has also asked some of its European allies to convey messages to Iran that escalation in the region will not serve Iran's interests.