The Russian Foreign Ministry demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back on track.

Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back on track for a political and diplomatic settlement. This was announced on February 28 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

"The scale and nature of the military, political and propaganda preparations that preceded this reckless step, including the deployment of a large US military group to the region, leave no doubt that this is a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state in violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international law," he said. according to a statement posted on the agency's website.

The Foreign Ministry stressed that the fact that the attacks are carried out under the guise of the resumed negotiation process deserves condemnation. According to Moscow, the aggressors' intentions are openly declared — to destroy the constitutional order and destroy the leadership of an undesirable state that refused to obey the dictate of force.Газета.Ru ".

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the international community, including the leadership of the United Nations and the IAEA, to immediately give an objective assessment of the irresponsible actions aimed at destroying peace and security in the Middle East. For its part, Russia has confirmed its readiness to contribute to the search for peaceful solutions based on international law and mutual respect.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, Iran fired rockets towards Israel. Later, the US Fifth Fleet maintenance center was shelled in Bahrain. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. It was clarified that the commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, Amir Hatami, was killed in the attack.

Saradar Shekarchi, a representative of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that the Arab Republic holds the United States primarily responsible for launching attacks on the country's territory. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back to a political and diplomatic settlement.

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