Escalation in Middle East has reached unprecedented heights: Russia

Published October 03,2024

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Russia mentioned on Thursday that the escalation within the Middle East has “reached unprecedented heights.”

Speaking at a news convention in Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov urged Iran and Israel to train restraint, and all events concerned within the battle to declare a cease-fire.

“This unprecedented escalation in violence must be stopped immediately, and the fighting in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone must be stopped,” he mentioned, calling on Israel and Iran “to exercise restraint.”

The diplomat mentioned the implications of the present disaster, provoked by the U.S. and Israeli damaging coverage, will probably be “very profound.”

Ryabkov mentioned Moscow didn’t contact Washington over the scenario within the Middle East as the 2 nations have “opposing approaches,” however was in “closest contact” with Iran.

“We have excellent experience of cooperation in various fields. I think today is the moment when this relationship is especially important,” he mentioned.

On the night of Oct. 1, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (ISRG), elite models of the Iranian Armed Forces, launched a large ballistic and hypersonic missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

Tehran claimed that 90% of the missiles efficiently hit their supposed targets, whereas Israel mentioned many of the missiles had been intercepted.

The unbiased verification of the claims is difficult as a result of ongoing battle.

Commenting on Israel’s determination to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata, Ryabkov mentioned it was a disregard for the worldwide system.

“We are dealing with a reflection of an arrogant disregard for the fundamentals of the functioning of the international system. This is deeply regrettable,” he asserted.

On Oct. 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz banned Guterres from coming into the nation and declared him persona non grata as a result of “lack of condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel.”