French President Emmanuel Macron called on Iran to take steps to defuse tension in the region, while Tehran accused European countries of subordination to Washington and failing to fulfill its commitments Oman expected to calm the situation and avoid escalation.

At a meeting in New York with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Macron said on Tuesday it was time for Iran to take steps to defuse tensions in the region.

France, Britain and Germany said in a joint statement that it was clear that Iran was responsible for the September 14 attack on Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia.

The statement echoes the US position that holds Iran responsible for the attacks despite the Houthi group's adoption.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused European countries of being subordinate to the United States.

Zarif said that the European countries are unable to implement their obligations in the nuclear agreement and are unable to do so without Washington's permission.

In a related context, the commander of the Iranian General Staff Mohammad Baqeri that his country would respond to any attack on it.

Capture or defeat
"We have repeatedly told the enemy that if there is a violation against this country, the fate of the US drone and the English tanker will be confronted," Bagheri said.

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"We declare to our neighboring countries in the region that we have no hostility towards you. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are conspiring against us are Muslim countries. In the presence of all the countries of the region. "

The responsibility of the international community
For his part, the Saudi Council of Ministers said that the international community has a great responsibility to put an end to what he called acts of aggressive and subversive Iranian policies.

The Council considered that the attack on the oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais "using Iranian weapons is a threat to international peace and security and an unjustified aggression on energy supplies to world markets."

The Council affirmed that the Kingdom's decision to join the International Alliance for the Safety and Protection of Maritime Navigation and to ensure the safety of sea lanes comes to support regional and international efforts to deter and counter threats to maritime navigation and global trade and to ensure the security and continuity of energy supplies.

In the same context, said Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will present a plan for peace through diplomatic mechanisms.

Bin Alawi added that the UN investigation into the attack on Saudi oil facilities will be based on a position towards a solution rather than an escalation.