Russia urges all sides to “show restraint” after Iran launched an unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel.
“We are counting on the regional states to solve the existing problems with political and diplomatic means,” the foreign ministry says in a statement.
Moscow expresses “extreme concern over the latest dangerous escalation in the region.”
It says it had warned numerous times that “the lack of resolution to numerous crises in the Middle East, primarily in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict” would “lead to growth in instability.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday held phone talks with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The Russian foreign ministry said Lavrov reiterated “decisive condemnation” of an alleged Israeli strike in Syria earlier this month that killed Iranian generals.
Russia has previously condemned Israel’s conduct in its six-month war in Gaza against the Hamas terror group.
Moscow has traditionally tried to maintain relations with all major powers in the Middle East. But it has been strengthening military and political ties with Iran, with relations with Israel apparently weakening.
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