Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday admonished his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian over Tehran's missile and drone attacks on its Arab neighbours, saying Cairo "decisively condemns and absolutely rejects" them. "These attacks must end and must end now," the Egyptian leader told Mr Pezeshkian over the phone, according to a statement from Mr El Sisi's office. "The President emphasised that Egypt expects the principle of good neighbourliness to be upheld and that these attacks must stop and must stop now," the statement said. Last week, the Iranian President said his country’s interim leadership council had asked forces to stop attacking Gulf states unless his country is attacked from their territory. AFP InfoIran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said last week that Mr Pezeshkian's "openness to de-escalation" had been "almost immediately killed" by US President Donald Trump, who earlier in the day claimed the Iranian President had "surrendered" to his country's neighbours.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2026 22:21 UTC