Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive responseJordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has made a rare visit to Iran in a last-ditch effort to persuade it to hold back from attacking Israel in response to the assassination of the Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran last week.The western ally with a large Palestinian population is facing a tough balancing act as it faces domestic calls to break off relations with Tel Aviv and to stop protecting it after shooting down Iranian missiles aimed at Israel earlier this year. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/04/jordan-foreign-minister-visit-iran-haniyeh-killing
Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Publish date : 2024-08-04 14:05:55
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Jordan in last-ditch effort to prevent Iran retaliating for Haniyeh killing
