Srinagar, June 19 -- "By now, the whole world should know that Iran solely acts in self-defence," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a message posted on the social media platform X. He accused Israel of manufacturing regional conflict to derail diplomacy, while reaffirming Iran's right to act in self-defence.

Araghchi said that Iran has refrained from targeting countries supporting Israel, and warned of Israel's attempts to "expand the flames to the region and beyond."

"Even in the face of the most outrageous aggression against our people, Iran has so far only retaliated against the Israeli regime and not those who are aiding and abetting it. Just like Netanyahu manufactured this war to destroy diplomacy, the world sh...