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Germany’s Scholz urges Iran’s new president Pezeshkian to avoid further Middle East escalation

By Reuters 12 August 2024, 4:56 pm 15 Edit
Vehicles drive past a huge billboard depicting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Tehran's Valiasr Square on August 12, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
Vehicles drive past a huge billboard depicting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Tehran's Valiasr Square on August 12, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appeals to Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, to do everything possible to prevent a further military escalation in the Middle East, according to a German government spokesperson.

The spiral of violence in the Middle East must be broken now, as any other course would lead to incalculable danger for the countries and people in the region, Scholz was quoted as telling Pezeshkian during a phone call earlier today.

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