Canberra, June 23 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a call for dialogue and diplomacy so as to prevent any escalation in the region after aerial strikes were conducted on Iranian nuclear sites by the US.

In his remarks delivered on Monday, the Australian PM gave a call for Iran to come forward for negotiations.

He said in a video message, "Iran didn't come to the table just as it has repeatedly failed to comply with its international obligations. The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. And we support action to prevent that. That is what this is. The US action was directed at specific sites central to Iran's nuclear program. We don't want escalation and a full-scale war."

Giving a ...