JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Sugiono expressed Indonesia's willingness to mediate during talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way to achieve stability.
In his social media post, Foreign Minister Sugiono revealed that he discussed the deteriorating situation in the Middle East with Foreign Minister Araghchi in a phone call on Monday.
"Indonesia is ready to play a constructive role in advancing peace, including offering willingness to facilitate dialogue or mediation, with the common goal of preventing further escalation and stopping the unnecessary loss of innocent lives," the Indonesian Foreign Minister tweeted on social media X, as quoted (3/3).
Spoke with Foreign Minister @araghchi of Iran (2/3) regarding the escalating situation in the Middle East.
"Indonesia stands ready to play a constructive role in advancing peace, including offering our willingness to facilitate dialogue or mediation, with the common objective of... pic.twitter.com/2PyyBNMDzL"
— Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (@Menlu_RI) March 3, 2026
It is known that the US and Iran held "Operation Epic Furry" version of Washington or "Operation Roaring Lion" version of Tel Aviv on Saturday, quoted from ABC.
The attack left hundreds of people dead in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of senior Tehran officials.
The Mullah's country then responded to the attack by launching a wave of Israeli missiles and drones, US military bases in the Gulf region and British military bases in Cyprus.
Citing CBS News, the US military on Monday said the death toll of its soldiers in the latest conflict with Iran had reached six.
"Indonesia urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint and immediately de-escalate," tweeted the Indonesian Foreign Minister.
"Respect for international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Dialogue and diplomacy are the only viable path to regional stability," he said.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
