German FM Urges Iran to Prevent Middle East Escalation

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged her Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, to help prevent further escalation in the Middle East. Baerbock emphasized during a phone call that Iran must contribute to peace efforts, according to a post by the German foreign ministry on X.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told her Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, that Iran needed to help prevent a further escalation of the situation in the Middle East.

"Further escalation must be prevented at all costs, and Iran must also contribute to this," Baerbock told the acting Iranian foreign minister in a phone call, according to a German foreign ministry post on X on Friday. (Writing by Miranda Murray; editing by Matthias Williams)