Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic ​process” with the United States, Iranian Foreign ‌Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere ​of “extreme suspicion”.

Baghaei said Israel’s actions in Lebanon, ​whether carried out with US knowledge and consent ⁠or not, were aimed at sabotaging diplomacy. ​

He said Washington, as a party to the ​April 8 ceasefire, bore direct responsibility for any violations, including attacks attributed to Israel, and he added that the world ​should be concerned about a broader regional ​conflict.

“The United States bears direct responsibility for any action the ‌Zionist ⁠regime (Israel) takes in relation to violating regional peace and security against Iran,” Baghaei said.

He said the visit of Pakistan’s interior minister to Tehran on Sunday ​was part ​of efforts ⁠to continue indirect exchanges with Washington.

Separately, Baghaei said Iran would respond to ​any resolution against it at this week’s meeting ​of ⁠the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors.

He accused International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi of disregarding ⁠the ​realities of the conflict and ​holding biased political views that harmed the agency’s legitimacy.