Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, speaking alongside visiting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that both governments oppose any widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, AFP reports.

“In light of the escalation that the region has been going through, we have spoken a lot about the importance of stability; this stability is threatened by the Zionist aggression in Gaza,” Sudani said.

“We have stated more than once our rejection of any extension of the conflict,” he added, underlining the two governments’ “common positions” on the situation.