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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib at a joint press conference in Beirut today. — AFP pic
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BEIRUT, Oct 13 — The United States must rein in Israel to avert a regional spillover of the war with Hamas, Iran’s top diplomat said today in Beirut, adding Tehran was seeking to safeguard Lebanon’s security.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke as Hamas and Israel traded heavy fire for a seventh day, after hundreds of Hamas gunmen stormed across the border from Gaza into Israel on Saturday and killed 1,200 people.
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Israel has retaliated by raining air and artillery strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 1,350 people dead.
“America wants to give Israel a chance to destroy Gaza, and this is... a grave mistake,” Amir-Abdollahian said, adding, “if the Americans want to prevent the war in the region from developing, they must control Israel.”
Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant the Islamic republic had no involvement in the militant group’s weekend attack on Israel.
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Looking to hold off a spillover of fighting into Lebanon following border tensions in recent days, Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Beirut on Thursday night, following a stop in Baghdad.
“Lebanon’s security and peace is important to us,” Amir-Abdollahian said after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
“One of the goals of our trip is to stress on Lebanon’s security,” he added.
Also on Friday, Amir-Abdollahian met with Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah to discuss “potential outcomes” and the “positions that must be taken” in light of the latest developments, according to a Hezbollah statement.
Israel has traded fire with Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions in Lebanon in recent days, although the tit-for-tat attacks have remained limited. — AFP
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