The Iranian foreign minister has called for an immediate ceasefire
Russia’s attack against Ukraine was provoked by the US-led military bloc, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said.
“The Ukraine crisis is rooted in NATO’s provocations,” the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat said, adding that Tehran does not “believe” in a military solution to the crisis and is therefore calling for a ceasefire and a “political and diplomatic solution” instead.
Iran has been following the developments in Ukraine “with deep concern,” the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said on Thursday. He also blamed the escalation on “continued NATO provocative actions,” in which Washington “plays a central role.” Now, the entire Eurasian region is “on the verge of an all-out crisis,” he warned.
The #Ukraine crisis is rooted in NATO's provocations.
We don't believe that resorting to war is a solution.
Imperative to establish ceasefire & to find a political and democratic resolution.
— H.Amirabdollahian امیرعبداللهیان (@Amirabdolahian) February 24, 2022