"Then they should stop egging Iran to go to war because then if that's what will
happen, even a few hundred missiles, nuclear then there's no use talking about
climate change," Duterte on Wednesday, speaking at a climate change conference.
He then called for "sobriety" and "cooler heads" in order to avoid a war.
"It behooves upon the leaders of nations who are really there and who can make
the change, they can do much and we appreciate nations who approach the problem
in sobriety and understanding and providing the cooler heads, so to speak," he
said.
"Let us decide that we avoid war because that would be disaster," Duterte said.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran of severe "consequences"
after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech warning the US that
any confrontation would lead to the "mother of all wars."
Rouhani had warned his US counterpart not to play with the lion’s tail after
Trump’s push to halt Iran’s export of oil.
"Mr. Trump! Do not play with the lion’s tail, (because) you’ll regret it. You
are unable to provoke the Iranian nation against Iran’s security and interests,”
Rouhani said.
During a recent visit to Austria, Rouhani pledged that Tehran will stand firm
against the US threat to halt Iranian oil shipments, saying no other country in
the region could export oil if Iran is to be deprived of oil exports.
A number of top Iranian military officials supported the idea afterwards, saying
Iran has the ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.
On Saturday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei
praised Rouhani’s firm response to the US threat to halt Iran’s oil exports,
saying his significant stances that signify the Establishment’s policy must be
seriously pursued by the Foreign Ministry.
Source: Tasnim