European, Middle East ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks
A further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting .
Al Jazeera English reports that a further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting .
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