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Russian deputy FM warns US joining Iran strikes could destabilize Mideast, says Moscow in contact with both Israel and Iran

By Agencies 18 June 2025, 1:27 pm
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Screen capture from video of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during an interview with NBC News, December 10, 2024. (NBC News. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Screen capture from video of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during an interview with NBC News, December 10, 2024. (NBC News. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warns that direct US military assistance to Israel amid strikes on Iran could radically destabilize the situation in the Middle East.

Ryabkov is quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying that Russia cautions the US against supplying such assistance to Israel — or even considering it.

He says Moscow is in contact with both Israel and Iran.

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