Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Middle East, Jean Arnault, discussed the latest escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington.

Axar.az reports, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry, expressing his sympathy and condolences over the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and a number of Iranian officials and citizens during the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran, the UN representative for Lebanon stressed the importance of comprehensive efforts to establish peace and stability in the region.

The Iranian foreign minister, while thanking the UN representative for his sympathy and condolences, strongly condemned the repeated unlawful US attacks against Iran, the violation of the arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the continued military aggression and terrorist acts by the Israeli regime against Lebanon. He held the treaty-breaking US regime responsible for the dangerous consequences of this escalation and underscored the need for the United Nations to adopt a firm and unequivocal position in condemning US acts of aggression.

Jean Arnault is currently visiting Tehran.