Iran urges countries to avoid action that could widen war

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi urged other countries on Sunday to refrain from any action that could widen the scope of the war.In a telephonic conversation with French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Araghchi called on other countries to "refrain from any action that could lead to escalation and expansion of the conflict", according to an Iranian foreign ministry statement.His remarks came after US President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help protect world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.The Swiss govt said on Saturday that it discussed requests by US military and official aircraft to fly over the country, and based on its law of neutrality, rejected two Iran-related war flights but permitted three others. "The law on neutrality prohibits overflights by parties to the conflict that serve a military purpose related to the conflict. Permitted are humanitarian and medical transits, including the transport of wounded persons, as well as overflights that are unrelated to the conflict," govt said.

Author: Agencies

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