Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, in an interview broadcast on Sunday, that he does not believe the Middle East is headed to a regional war. Interviewed on CBS Face the Nation, he said, "I do not believe that we are headed towards regional war but I do believe that unfortunately, Israel has continued its violations with international law, hoping to be able to do it with impunity because of the U.S. support and trying to find smokescreens to hide behind. And I do not believe that the smokescreens work anymore."
Asked if Iranian bases in Syria don't escalate tensions, he said, "They [Israel] have - they have in fact escalated tension by violating Syrian airspace, by violating Syrian territory on a routine basis." He added, "So they, they should expect that if they continue to violate territorial integrity of other states, there'll be consequences. The easiest answer would be to stop - to stop these acts of aggression, to stop these incursions."