Russia slams US, Israel over 'destructive policies,' warns strike on Iran could ignite region

The envoy noted that “Iranian diplomats are always open to engagement and consistently prioritize political and diplomatic methods on the international stage, which favorably distinguishes their work from the aggressive and unfounded rhetoric of Western actors.”

He attributed “the crisis in diplomacy between Iran and the West” to “the desire to force Iran to submit to the neocolonial frameworks of the US and the EU. Numerous illegal sanctions, interference in Iran’s internal affairs, coercive actions, and military-political pressure are all favored tools used by the West to achieve this goal.”

Dedov emphasized that Iran is more prepared to respond to any aggression than it was during the last war in June, when the US and Israel carried out strikes against facilities of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program “that were under the guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in violation of all norms of international law and, particularly cynically, at the height of the negotiation process between Iran and the US.”

He said that Russia hopes diplomacy prevails, warning that a war on Iran would bring only grief and casualties, solve nothing, and risk dragging the entire West Asia into a chaotic, uncontrollable conflict.

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