Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke
on the phone with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Ambdollahian
against the backdrop of renewed tensions in the Middle East
after the attack on Tehran's consulate in Damascus, calling for
restraint in Tehran's response against Israel to the slaying of
pasdaran leaders.
In the conversation, Tajani reportedly made a "strong appeal"
for restraint to Iran, stressing that retaliation against Israel
would provoke a counter-reaction from the Jewish state.
And this could trigger an even wider and more dangerous conflict
for all states in the region.
Italy calls on Iran to work in the opposite direction to reduce
tension and return to political discussions, sources at the
foreign ministry said.
Tajani is also deputy premier as well as leader of the
centre-right post Berlusconi Forza Italia (FI) party, the third
part of Premier Giorgia Meloni's colaition government along with
her rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party and Deputy Premier
and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's rightwing League party.
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