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Egypt fears escalation in Iran war would be more destructive, foreign minister says

Global Published 31 October 2026, 14:01 · archived 31 Oct 2026

MANAMA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday he was “extremely worried” that a new escalation in the war between the United States and Iran would be more destructive and have a major impact. He was speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue security summit in Bahrain. “The second round will be more dangerous, more destructive, and it will lead to nowhere. We have to draw lessons from the past,” he said. An interim agreement reached in June failed to secure a lasting ceasefire in the Iran war or restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has since proposed that Was...

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