The preservation of regional security and the predominance of diplomacy to avoid escalating tensions are the key objectives, Government Spokesman, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), on Sunday, invited to comment on the situation in the Middle East following the US strike against Iran. He noted that the National Security Council (NSC) remains continuously in session under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides.