The head of Chinese diplomacy spoke with his Iranian counterpart
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the telephone with his Iranian counterpart, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, specifying that Tehran had once again expressed its “will to restrain” after its unprecedented attack on Israeli territory.
According to New China, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian informed Mr. Wang of the Iranian position regarding the bombing, attributed to Israel, of an annex of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. Still according to the Chinese agency, the Iranian diplomat estimated that the United Nations Security Council “did not provide the necessary response to this attack” and that Iran has the right to self-defense in response to the violation of its sovereignty.
Mr. Amir-Abdollahian, however, assured that Iran had the “willingness to show restraint” and no intention of contributing to a further escalation of tensions. The regional situation is already ” very sensitive “, he noted. As for Mr. Wang, he said that Beijing “strongly condemns and strongly opposes the attack” of the consular annex of Iran, considering it as a “serious violation of international law”reported Xinhua News.
“It appears that Iran is capable of handling the situation well and preventing the region from experiencing further unrest, while protecting its own sovereignty and dignity”, estimated Mr. Wang, according to New China. Finally, the agency further wrote, Mr. Amir-Abdollahian told his Chinese counterpart that any new attack against Iran’s interests or security would trigger a response. “decisive, immediate and important”notably warning the White House.