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\nIran\u2019s top diplomat vowed Sunday there would be \u201cno red lines\u201d for the country in defending its people and interests, ahead of Israel\u2019s expected retaliation for Iran\u2019s recent missile attack.
\n\u201cWhile we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region, I say it clearly that we have no red lines in defending our people and interests,\u201d Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on X. Iran fired 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in what it said was retaliation for the killing of Tehran-aligned militant leaders in the region and a general in Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards.
\nIsraeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed Israel\u2019s response will be \u201cdeadly, precise, and surprising\u201d. Araghchi was in Baghdad to discuss the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with Iraqi officials, according to the ministry. Ali al-Moussawi, political advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, told AFP Araghchi\u2019s visit was part of a diplomatic effort \u201cto silence weapons and violence… to establish security and stability in the region\u201d.
\nAfter Baghdad, Araghchi will head to Oman, the Iranian ISNA news agency reported. On Thursday, Araghchi was in Qatar where he met Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani over the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Qatar has been mediating talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and has called for a truce in Lebanon.
\nA day earlier, Araghchi met Saudi Arabia\u2019s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan. In a recent interview, Araghchi said Iran does \u201cnot want war\u201d but it was \u201cnot afraid of it.\u201d \u201cWe will be ready for any scenario,\u201d he told Al Jazeera news network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BAGHDAD Iran\u2019s top diplomat vowed Sunday there would be \u201cno red lines\u201d for the country in defending its people and interests, ahead of Israel\u2019s expected retaliation for Iran\u2019s recent missile attack. \u201cWhile we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region, I say it clearly that we have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-437090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n