Former foreign minister urges Iran not to get lured into war with Israel
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GC09)
Mohammad Javad Zarif says Israel wants to expand Gaza conflict in order to drag the US into the fighting
The former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is urging his country not to become embroiled in a direct war with Israel or the US.
The best way to defend the Palestinian people was to avoid giving the west a reason to claim they are acting as a proxy of Iran, Zarif said, adding that Israel was trying to lure Iran into such a battle.
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