Moskow, MINA – The Kremlin announced on Thursday that it has not received any requests for assistance, including military support from Iran, despite the ongoing large-scale US-Israeli offensive against the country.
Speaking at a press briefing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explicitly stated, “In this case, there were no appeals from the Iranian side,” when asked about potential Russian arms supplies to Tehran.
His comments come as the conflict, which began Saturday, has resulted in at least 926 fatalities in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military officials, with Tehran launching retaliatory strikes on Israel and Gulf states hosting US assets.
While confirming the absence of a formal request for aid, Peskov placed the onus of de-escalation on the aggressors, asserting that “only those who started it can finish it.” He added that Moscow’s primary focus is on minimizing the economic consequences of the Middle East crisis for Russia.
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The Kremlin’s measured stance follows a more strongly worded statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry earlier Thursday, which condemned the strikes on Iran as an “act of armed aggression” and an attempt to “overthrow the legitimate government.”
The ministry expressed “deep regret” that Iran had been “deliberately provoked” into retaliating against Arab countries and deemed attacks on civilians in both Iran and the Gulf as “completely unacceptable.”
In a separate remark, Peskov also confirmed Russia’s continued openness to peace talks with Ukraine, acknowledging that the current pause in negotiations is due to the United States being “busy with other affairs now.”[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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