Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet late on Thursday that radicalism only breeds more radicalism, and peace cannot be achieved with ugly provocations.
He made the remarks while condemning today's terrorist attack in Nice, France.
"We strongly condemn today's terrorist attack in #Nice. This escalating vicious cycle--hate speech, provocations & violence--must be replaced by reason & sanity. We should recognize that radicalism only breeds more radicalism, and peace cannot be achieved with ugly provocations," Zarif tweeted late on Thursday.