Rising regional tension could soon lead to a clash in the Middle East, according to a statement by Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday.

In an address to the Munich Security Conference, Mohamad Javad Zarif criticised European powers for turning a blind eye to Israel and the United States’ violations of international law.

Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu says Iranian belligerence is to blame for destabilising the Middle East and Israel plans to continue to block Iran’s military entrenchment in Syria.