According to Fars, Tehran's representative in the Islamic Council, Manocher Mutaki, referring to the consequences of any new military conflict, said: "In the event of a new war, the scope of the conflict will not be limited to the region, and due to the removal of geographical restrictions, it will have extra-regional dimensions." The former foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran also threatened the capitals of the West and added: "The European countries that gave their base to the United States are complicit in the crime, and the removal of the geographical restriction has a clear meaning for our fighters, foreign parties and our enemies."