The Kremlin reported that Putin and Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian president, had a telephone conversation in reference to the conflict. Russia seeks to de-escalate the confrontation in the Middle East.
Since Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones against him Israeli territory last Saturday, the world is on alert with its eyes on a possible deepening conflict in the Middle East. In the last hours, the Kremlin of Russia confirmed that Vladimir Putin communicated with Ebrahim Raisipresident of Iran, to warn him that an armed escalation could bring “catastrophic consequences“.
For his part, the Iranian president He responded to the Russian president that Iran was “forced” to attack Israeli positions after the deadly assault who suffered on their diplomatic facilities in Damascus. Despite this, the Iranian leader assured that they have no interest to continue with “further escalation of tensions“.
Russia’s request to Iran
After the Iranian attack and in the midst of a possible deepening of the war conflictVladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Raisi to warn you about the possible consequences that armed escalation would have. Notably Russia and Iran They are, for a long time, political and military allies.
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As confirmed by the Kremlin through an official statement, Putin expressed his “hope that all parties will show reasonable restraint and avoid a new round of confrontation that would have catastrophic consequences for the entire region“. The request for mitigation of the conflict by Russia adds to the fact by the UN to dismantle the conflict.
For its part, since Tehran – capital of Iran – described their military operation as an act of “self defense“after the bombing suffered against the Iranian consulate in the capital of Syria on April 1which was part of an operation attributed to Israel in which they were killed seven Guardians of the Revolution. Beyond that, the president of Iran assured Putin that They have no interest in continuing with “a further escalation of tensions.”
Israel’s response
In the middle of the tensions and negotiationshe Israeli foreign minister He explained that Israel requested 32 countries that they impose against “Iran’s missile programIn addition, the Israeli official also called for the Revolutionary Guard – a fraction of the Iranian military force – to be declared a “terrorist organization“.
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Both the G-7 members as of the European Union They analyze new sanctions against Iran. Beyond the diplomatic response, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevistated that there will be a “answer” to the Iranian attack.
According to the Israeli military officer, Iran’s attack was aimed at “damage Israel’s strategic capabilities“, something that had not “happened before.” At the moment, the Israeli authorities have not detailed what measures they will take in response to the aggression, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a War Cabinet, which already met this Monday and will do it again this Tuesday, to evaluate what will be the strategy to follow at the military level.
Source: Ambito
