The US has emphasised the importance of avoiding further escalation and working with partners in the region and around the world to create a "unified diplomatic" response to Iran's "reckless and irresponsible behaviour."
Putin conveyed his message during a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday, focusing on "retaliatory measures taken by Iran" in response to an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier on April 1.
The leader indicated that if the government attempted to suppress protests by PTI workers across cities, the party might escalate by organising a march towards Islamabad.
In a phone conversation with Szijjarto, the UAE top diplomat stressed the importance of boosting efforts towards de-escalation to avoid the region being pulled into new levels of tensions and instability.
Miller said, "As I have said before, the United States is not going to get into the middle of this. But we do encourage both India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue."
The Indian stock markets closed on Tuesday with the third successive weak session in line with global market weakness after the escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict. The Nifty concluded 0.56% lower at 22,147.90, while the BSE Sensex ended 0.62% lower at 72,943.68 on Tuesday's trading sessi
With approximately 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate passing through the Strait of Hormuz, equivalent to about a fifth of global consumption, any disturbance in this key maritime route reverberates across the world.
The German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, highlighted his country's stand on Iran's attack on Israel on Monday, stressing that their stand is clear and now is the time to de-escalate the war and bring the tensions down.
"We express our full solidarity and support to Israel and its people and reaffirm our commitment towards its security," reads the statement. "With its actions, Iran has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region and risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. This
The call came as tensions worsened in the region after Iran launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel in response to an attack on its consulate in Syria.
In its first ever direct attack on Israel to avenge the airstrike on its embassy in Syria, Iran unleashed more than 300 drones and missiles towards the enemy country, marking a further escalation in tensions in West Asia. However, the Iranian air raids into Israel on Saturday night failed
ran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Sunday defended its attack on Israel, saying that the Iranian legal and legitimate response in targeting Israeli military infrastructure on Saturday night was based on the inherent "right of self defence".