Russia wants peace. Israel wants war, and even pushes the US into it. Russia will fight back when necessary. Get the picture? Russia is supporting Iran almost like Iran is Russia itself.
Russia Issues Forceful Warning Against Planned Israeli Strike On Iran
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-issues-forceful-warning-against-planned-israeli-strike-iranBeijing's concerns were conveyed in a call between the Chinese and Israeli foreign ministers early this week. The Chinese side also condemned attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), following reports that the IDF wounded two of the UN peace keepers. China repeated its stance of wanting to see an immediate, complete and permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
But amid reports that Israel's expected attack on Iran could come at any moment, Russia has been the most forceful in its new warnings.
On Thursday Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov conveyed Russia's position that Israel must not even think about hitting Iran's nuclear energy sites or infrastructure.
He said that any "hypothetical" Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be "catastrophic" - as quoted in TASS.
"We have repeatedly warned and continue to warn, to caution [Israel] against even hypothetically considering the possibility of a strike on nuclear facilities and nuclear infrastructure [of Iran]," Ryabkov said. "This would be a catastrophic development and a complete negation of those postulates in the area of ensuring nuclear safety that exist."
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