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Swedish Foreign Minister comments on Iran tensions

Key Points
  • Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard commented on Iran tensions via social media.
  • She reportedly said Iran bears responsibility for regional instability and security risks.
  • The Swedish government called for restraint and a return to diplomatic negotiations.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard commented on tensions involving Iran, according to reports. She reportedly wrote on X that Iran bears a large responsibility for the negative development in the region and for security risks in the West, in connection with Israel's and the US's attack on Iran. She continued by stating that in an already tense region, the government calls for restraint and an immediate return to diplomatic negotiations, and that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is following developments very closely.

The sources indicate technical errors in some reports, but the statement from Aftonbladet provides the key details.

Iran bears a large responsibility for the negative development in the region and for security risks in the West, in connection with Israel's and the US's attack on Iran.

Maria Malmer Stenergard, Swedish Foreign Minister

In an already tense region, the government calls for restraint and an immediate return to diplomatic negotiations.

Maria Malmer Stenergard, Swedish Foreign Minister

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is following developments very closely.

Maria Malmer Stenergard, Swedish Foreign Minister

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