‘No red lines’ in conflict with Israel, Iran foreign minister says

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Iran’s top diplomat has made a sustained effort to contain the scale of Israel’s potential retaliation. On Sunday he met with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, who said Baghdad was against an expansion of the Mideast war to Iran.

At a joint press conference, Aragchi reiterated that Iran would continue consultations “to prevent the escalation of tension in the region and to work for peace and [a] cease-fire” in the region.

He added that Iran was “fully prepared for a war situation … but we do not want war, we want peace.”