Russia strongly condemns US attacks on Iran, foreign ministry says
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Russia strongly condemns the US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites.
'The irresponsible decision to subject the territory of a sovereign state to missile and bomb attacks, whatever the arguments it may be presented with, flagrantly violates international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council,' the ministry said in its statement.
'We call for an end to aggression and for increased efforts to create conditions for returning the situation to a political and diplomatic track,' the ministry said.
Earlier on Sunday, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that US President Donald Trump had started a new war for the US by attacking Iran.
US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agree to peace.
'Trump, who came in as a peacemaker president, has started anew war for the US,' Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel,adding that 'with this kind of success, Trump won't win the Nobel Peace Prize.'
The leader of Russia's Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Leonid Slutsky said the strikes "had no military reason for the US and cannot be justified under international law.'
'The consequences of the escalation threaten to go beyondthe region. Washington understands the inevitability of Tehran's
response. All this brings the spiral of confrontation to a newlevel and increases the risks of World War III,' Slutsky, who heads the State Duma international affairs committee, wrote on Telegram.
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