TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran welcomes any country seeking to contribute to the cessation of Israel's "warmongering and crimes" in the region.
He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on reports of Russia's readiness to help de-escalate between Iran and Israel.
Baghaei noted that Iran welcomed any initiative to prevent the spread of the "fire ignited" by Israel to other parts of the region, stressing that the first step to that end should be stopping the Israeli "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his country was ready to help seek compromises between Iran and Israel, saying, "These would be difficult but possible."
On Oct. 1, Iran fired approximately 180 missiles at Israeli targets. Tehran described the strikes as retaliation for the assassinations of several leaders of the regional resistance groups and Israel's military actions against Lebanese and Palestinian armed groups.
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran had made a "grave mistake" and vowed retaliation. ■
