Egypt, Iran foreign ministers discuss rising Middle East tensions

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (R) meets with his counterpart from Iran Abbas Araghchi in Cairo on October 17, 2024. (AFP)
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CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has reiterated to his Iranian counterpart the urgency of de-escalating Middle East tensions in order to avert a regional war.

During a phone call with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, Abdelatty discussed his country’s concerns about the possibility of a full-scale regional war amid rising tensions.

Araghchi was in Cairo last month for the first visit to Egypt by a key Iranian official in around a decade. His trip was focused on efforts to de-escalate Israel’s conflicts with Gaza and Lebanon.