French President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart in a telephone name on Wednesday to “do every little thing to keep away from a brand new navy escalation” within the Center East, the French presidency mentioned.
“A brand new navy escalation wouldn’t be in anybody's curiosity, together with Iran, and would completely injury regional stability,” Macron instructed Massoud Pezekian, in keeping with his Workplace.
The French President known as for an finish to the “logic of reprisals” and the “safety of the civilian inhabitants”.
Fears of a navy escalation between Iran and Israel have grown for the reason that assassination of Ismail Haniya, the political chief of the Palestinian group Hamas, in Tehran final week.
Iran and Hamas blamed Israel for the assault. Haniya was within the metropolis for Pezekian's swearing-in ceremony, though Israel has not but issued an announcement.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, additionally threatened retaliation after Israel mentioned it had killed one among its navy commanders in Beirut hours earlier than the assault in Tehran.
Hezbollah is probably the most outstanding member of the Iranian-backed regional armed teams against Israel and the USA.
The group additionally consists of Hamas, Iraqi militias and Yemen's Houthi rebels.
“Iran must also decide to calling on the destabilizing brokers it helps to point out the best attainable restraint to keep away from a flare-up,” Macron mentioned.
Pezeskian earlier on Wednesday known as on the USA and different Western nations to finish their help for Israel.
Haniya's killing got here almost 10 months after an Israeli navy offensive that has devastated the Gaza Strip was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas offensive in southern Israel.
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