Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Moscow has not received any request from Tehran for help, including weapons, as US-Israeli attacks continue against Iran.
“As for the current situation, there have been no requests from Iran. Our consistent position is well-known to everyone. It remains unchanged,” Peskov said on Thursday when asked if Russia planned to provide any assistance to Iran, particularly by providing weapons, in addition to political support, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
Earlier in a phone conversation between Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the top Russian diplomat said that the US-Israeli attack on Iran violates the basic principles of international law and the United Nations Charter.
The attack will have very heavy consequences for the security and stability in the region and the entire world, Lavrov noted, while extending condolences over the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, senior military commanders, and civilians during the ongoing aggression.
The US and the Israeli regime launched joint military aggression on Iran on February 28, nearly eight months after they attacked the country in June last year. Both acts of aggression came as Tehran was in the midst of diplomatic talks with Washington over its peaceful nuclear program. Analysts see this as a proof of US preference for military force over diplomacy.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was assassinated in a US-Israeli terrorist airstrike targeting his residence and office in the beginning hours of the ongoing aggression.
In response, Iran has carried out targeted, proportionate self-defense strikes against Israeli positions and US regional bases, warning that further aggression will face a harsher response.
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