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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Rania Sanjar

Iran Says Israel Seeks To 'Expand War' Amid De-escalation Push

The site of an Israeli strike on south Lebanon (Credit: AFP)

Iran accused Israel on Thursday of wanting to spread war in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts sought a regional de-escalation following the killings of Tehran-allied militant leaders.

Ali Bagheri, Iran's acting foreign minister, told AFP that Israel had committed "a strategic mistake" by killing Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week -- hours after the assassination in Beirut of Hezbollah's military chief.

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