CNN 4 hr 19 min ago( January 17, 2024 ) Iranian foreign minister: If Gaza conflict ends, "other crises and attacks" in region will stop too From CNN's Chris Liakos in Davos, Switzerland, and Adam Pourahmadi in Abu Dhabi

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4 hr 19 min ago( January 17, 2024 )

Iranian foreign minister: If Gaza conflict ends, "other crises and attacks" in region will stop too

From CNN's Chris Liakos in Davos, Switzerland, and Adam Pourahmadi in Abu Dhabi

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday that if there is an end to the conflict in Gaza, other attacks in the region will also cease.

"If the genocide in Gaza stops, then it will lead to the end of other crises and attacks in the region," the Iranian minister said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Amir-Abdollahian said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah told him that Hezbollah attacks would stop if Israel ceased its attacks on Hamas in Gaza. The Iranian minister told CNN's Fareed Zakaria that in the last 100 days, he has held talks twice with Nasrallah.

Amir-Abdollahian added that maritime security and shipping safety in the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf are important to oil exporter Iran, also claiming that Iran has information that the Yemenis and Saudis are nearing "a real substantive peace agreement."