The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, called yesterday for dialogue and negotiation to reduce the escalation between Iran and the United States in the region, after the Iranians dropped a US drone, while the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, it is necessary to avoid any form Of the escalation in the region. The White House national security adviser, John Bolton, warned Tehran yesterday of misinterpretation of US President Donald H. Trump's recent decision on Iran as "weakness."
In a tweet on his Twitter account, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash said that "tensions in the Gulf can only be dealt with through politics." He added that cooperation should be "aimed at reducing escalation and finding political solutions through dialogue And negotiations. "
Gargash added that "regional voices are important in achieving sustainable solutions," adding that political solutions come through dialogue and negotiations.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that the current crisis in the region because of "the focus of all on escalation, not finding political solutions."
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday that it is necessary to avoid any form of escalation in the region, as tensions continue to escalate after Iran dropped a US aircraft last week.
"The world can not afford a big confrontation in the Gulf," Guterres said on the sidelines of an international conference. "Everyone has to deal with nerves of iron."
In Tehran, British Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Andrew Morrison held talks with Iranian officials yesterday during a visit to the high level of tension between Iran and the United States.
The official Iranian television published the pictures of Morrison's meeting with former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, who is currently the head of the Foreign Relations Strategic Council.
According to the Foreign Office, Morrison, who is also meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Abbas Araghji, is due to London's concern about Tehran's role in the region and its threat to stop sticking to the nuclear deal, to which the United Kingdom remains fully committed.
Meanwhile, US national security adviser John Bolton warned Iran yesterday that it should not "misinterpret American wisdom and sanity as weakness" after US President George W. Bush canceled strikes against Iranian targets last Friday.
"No one has given them a fishing license in the Middle East," Bolton told a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Bolton, who is visiting Israel for a three-way meeting with his Israeli counterparts, Meir Ben Shabat and Russian Nikolai Patrushev, said current conditions in the region "make our talks come at the right time."
In a tirade the day before yesterday, Trump threatened to impose new "major" sanctions on Iran today.
Trump said new tough sanctions would be imposed on Iran, hours after he stressed that if the Iranians gave up their nuclear program, he would be "their best friend."
"We will impose additional tough sanctions on Iran on Monday," the president wrote on Twitter. "Iran can not have nuclear weapons."
"Iran can not have nuclear weapons! Under President Barack Obama's horrific plan, they have been on their way to nuclear in a few years, and the current situation is unacceptable. We are putting significant additional sanctions on Iran on Monday »
The US president has approved a cyber attack that disrupted Iranian computer systems used to fire rockets and missiles, although he retreated from a military attack in response to the fall of a US drone aircraft, according to the Washington Post.
According to the "insiders" quoted by the Washington Post, the "electronic strikes" on Thursday night, launched by members of the command of US cyber forces, and came after working for weeks, if not months ago.