Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has informed his French and British counterparts that his country does not want to expand the conflict in the region but reserves the right to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Araghchi separately spoke over the phone with French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

The British secretary discussed with Araghchi the developments in Gaza and urged Iran to play a role in easing tension in the region, the statement said.

Meanwhile, speaking to Sejourne, the Iranian foreign minister said that his country considers the assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran an “unforgivable violation of Iran’s sovereignty and national security.”

He said that Iran reserves the right to respond to the assassination.