“The declaration of France, Germany, and Great Britain, which does not express any objection to the international crimes of the Zionist regime, impudently asks Iran not to take deterrent actions against the regime that has violated its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kananis said in a statement.
“Such a request lacks political logic, contradicts the principles and rules of international law and amounts to public and practical support” for Israel, he added.
Iran and its allies blamed Israel for the killing of Haniyeh when he was killed on July 31. visited Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel had no comment.
Western diplomats are scrambling to avert a major conflict in the Middle East, where tensions are already high over Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, the United States, along with its European allies, called on Iran to abandon its threats in a statement.
“We have called on Iran to abandon its repeated threats of a military attack on Israel and discussed the serious implications for regional security should such an attack occur,” Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States said in a joint statement.
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