Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi held a telephone conversation late on Monday to discuss consequences of the ongoing US and Israeli war of aggression against Iran .
During the phone call, the top Iranian and Japanese diplomats exchanged their views on the latest developments in the region and the consequences of the continued war of aggression imposed by the US and Israel against Iran.
Referring to the continued military aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran, Araghchi strongly condemned the rhetoric of the US officials threatening to attack Iran's energy infrastructures and warned against the normalization of war crimes and its consequences for the region and the entire international community.
Emphasizing that threatening to attack Iran's production and energy infrastructures is a clear example of war crimes and genocide, Iran’s top diplomat noted that such threats, along with the crimes committed by the American and Israeli aggressors in attacking schools, hospitals, universities, and residential areas, will double the responsibility of the international community to hold accountable and punish the perpetrators of these heinous crimes before domestic and international courts.
The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity with all its might against the war imposed by the United States and the Zionist regime he said, adding, “Iran expects all countries of the world to fulfill their responsibilities towards the international peace and security, and to condemn the aggressors.”
The foreign minister of Japan, for his part, pointed to the need to resort to diplomacy, reaffirming his country's support for ongoing efforts at the regional and international levels to end the war.
Motegi seized this opportunity to commend Iran's cooperation in assisting Japanese nationals residing in Iran during the war.
The Iranian and Japanese foreign ministers also exchanged their views on consular issues.
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