Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid Mideast tensions

Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regards to Israel “lack political logic and contradict principles of international law”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

The three European countries issued a statement on Monday calling on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks against Israel following the killing of Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, the Political Bureau chief of Palestinian group, Hamas, in Tehran last month.

Tehran and its allies, Hamas, and the Lebanese group, Hezbollah, have accused Israel of carrying out the assassination. The Israeli government has made no claim of responsibility.

Without any objection to the crimes of the Zionist regime (Israel), the E3 statement impudently requires Iran not to respond to a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said.

Kanaani said Tehran was determined to deter Israel and called on Paris, Berlin and London to

once and for all stand up against the war in Gaza and the warmongering of Israel

“The inaction of the United Nations Security Council and the extensive political and military support of Western governments to the Zionist regime (Israel) are the main factors behind the regional expansion of the Gaza crisis,” he said.

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