Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the minister of foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates, spoke on the phone Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, UAE state news agency WAM reported.
The call focused on addressing the latest “dangerous developments in the region and their repercussions on the regional and international peace and security," according to WAM.
During the discussion, Sheikh Al Nahyan urged for maximum “self-restraint and working to prevent the expansion of the circle of tension in the Middle East.”
He reiterated that diplomacy and dialogue remain the essential paths to resolving conflicts and securing the region's stability and safety, according to the UAE state news outlet.
Remember: The conversation comes as Israel mulls its response to unprecedented airstrikes by Iran last weekend, which were themselves a response to a suspected Israeli strike on Iran's embassy compound in Syria earlier this month.
World leaders are voicing growing concern that the strikes have heightened the risk of a wider war in the Middle East.