Iran welcomes statements to Trump .. Calls for calm and a new mechanism for the protection of ships in the Gulf

Called on international and regional parties to exercise restraint and reduce tension in the Gulf. Washington and its allies have announced a joint ship protection mechanism, and Iran has also praised new comments by US President Donald Trump.

The UN Security Council on Monday called for dialogue to address the tension between the United States and Iran, and urged action to end the escalation in the Gulf.

In a statement issued unanimously by Kuwait, the Security Council condemned recent attacks on oil tankers as a threat to global oil supplies as well as to international peace and security.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all sides to avoid escalation in the Gulf region.

Time of diplomacy
The Omani Foreign Ministry said the Sultanate was following with great interest developments
In the region, and hopes the Iranian and American sides to exercise restraint and resolve the outstanding issues between them through dialogue.

The Omani Foreign Ministry, in a tweet on Twitter, said the media is not correct about the transfer of the Sultanate's message from Washington to the Iranian government about the incident of dropping the American plane.

British Prime Minister Theresa May urged Iran to immediately ease tensions in the Gulf region and stressed that the priority now is to find a diplomatic solution to the current situation in the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that ensuring peace and security in the Gulf region must be through dialogue and confidence-building.

At a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Lavrov said it was futile to hold Iran responsible for all the problems in the Middle East.

Freight corridors
In the same vein, a senior State Department official said the United States is building an alliance with its partners to protect shipping lanes in the Gulf.

He said a coalition of nations would provide material and financial contributions to the pre-emptive warning program, which would help the United States and its allies pursue shipping.

Washington, London, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh issued a statement calling on Tehran to adopt diplomacy to reduce tension in the Middle East.

No need for us to symbolize
In a sudden shift, US President Donald Trump said other countries should protect their oil tankers across the Strait of Hormuz, including China and Japan.

Trump added that there is no need for the US to stay in the Gulf region, noting that it has become the largest producer of energy in the world, and called on Iran to stop developing nuclear weapons and the sponsorship of terrorism, as he put it.

"We do not even need to be there as long as the United States is the world's top energy producer," Trump said.

"91 percent of China's oil imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, 62 percent of Japanese imports, and the same applies to many other countries," he said. "Why do we have to protect these maritime routes for many years for other countries without access? On compensation ".

True Trump
In response to the comments, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif said Trump was 100% right that there was no need for a US military presence in the Gulf.

"It is now clear that Washington's allies in the Gulf are eager for war and do not want diplomacy."

Zarif said withdrawing US forces from Gulf waters was entirely in line with the interests of Washington and the world.

On Monday, the US president announced sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif and several senior Revolutionary Guards commanders to increase pressure on Tehran.