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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, August 8, 2024. /CFP
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that calls for restraint regarding Israel from France, Germany and the United Kingdom "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law," and urged the three countries to "stand against the war in Gaza."
France, Germany and the UK issued a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East on Monday, calling on Iran and its allies to "refrain from attacks that would further escalate regional tensions and jeopardize the opportunity to agree a ceasefire and the release of hostages."
Tensions further escalated in the Middle East recently following the killings of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah senior military commander Fouad Shokor in Beirut in late July.
Israel has claimed responsibility for Shokor's killing but has not commented on Haniyeh's assassination, which Hamas and Iran have blamed on Israel.
Israel's military said it is monitoring Iran and Hezbollah "around the clock" for potential retaliatory strikes as Iran repeatedly defended the right to response.
In a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserted that "while emphasizing diplomatic solutions to issues, Iran will never give in to pressure, to sanctions and to bullying, and considers it has the right to respond to aggressors in accordance with international norms."
(With input from agencies)