On the 7th Iran foreign minister Araghchi said he spoke by phone over the past
48 hours with foreign ministers from 12 countries, including Oman, Egypt,
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan, to review recent regional and
international developments and consequences of escalating US and Israeli
actions. He reiterated Iran’s legitimate right to defend its sovereignty and
national security, urged respect for state sovereignty, an end to aggression and
threats and avoidance of destructive foreign interference, and called on
regional states to assume responsibility for preventing the spread of
insecurity. He stressed the necessity of establishing a regional security
mechanism free from external interference.
