EU calls on Iran to engage seriously in diplomatic process
The European Union called on Iran 'to engage seriously in a credible diplomatic process,' an EU spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said on Tuesday.
'This escalation benefits no one, and everybody is concerned by the same thing, which is the spillover effect,' El Anouni said.
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