“The most important factor in ensuring stability and security in the region is to stop the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the West Bank and establish a permanent ceasefire,” the minister stressed. UN Conference on the Middle East held in New York.
According to experts, Iran and Israel are downplaying the event to avoid escalating the conflict. Military commentator Amos Harel wrote in the Haaretz daily, “While the international community will make every effort to defuse these tensions, it appears that we are closer to war in the region than ever before.
The White House does not comment on reports of overnight Israeli strikes in Iran, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an end to the attacks. “It is time to stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East,” his office said.
On Thursday evening, Israeli drones struck Isfahan province. The nuclear power plants there remained intact. The incident occurred days after Iran attacked Israel in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Syria on April 1 this year.