Russia has issued a stern warning to the United States against taking military action on Iran, following speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel.
Russia’s foreign ministry gave the warning after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call condemned Israeli attacks on Iran and urged a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said they would like to particularly warn Washington against military intervention in the situation.
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“Any US military action would be an extremely dangerous step with truly unpredictable negative consequences”, she added.
Earlier on Thursday, following the leaders’ call, the Kremlin said Putin and Xi strongly condemn Israel’s actions.
A Kremlin aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters that Moscow and Beijing believed the end to the hostilities should be achieved exclusively by political and diplomatic means.
Xi told Putin that a ceasefire was the top priority and urged Israel to halt its attacks, Chinese state media reported.