Egypt and Iran foreign ministers discuss regional tensions in phone call

Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed regional developments and efforts to contain current tensions in a phone call.

• Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nader Zaki said Abdelatty and Araghchi exchanged views on recent regional developments in a call on Thursday.
• Zaki said the call addressed concerns over the possibility of renewed military confrontations and their effect on regional and international security.
• Abdelatty called on all parties to show openness and flexibility to reach a political settlement to the crisis.
• Abdelatty called for compromise solutions that account for the interests of all parties and prevent a new wave of escalation.