Russia's top brass has issued stark warnings to US President Donald Trump, urging the White House to stay out of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran as American military assets bear down on the region.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov declared that US military assistance to Israel could 'radically destabilise the Middle East' as Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the world was 'millimetres from catastrophe'.
The head of the SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, described the situation as 'critical' and added his agents were 'in contact with special intelligence services of both Iran and Israel'.
Vladimir Putin meanwhile has reiterated his willingness to act as a mediator between the warring parties as he seeks to position Moscow as a regional power broker.
Fears that the United States could wade into yet another war in the Middle East grew yesterday when a security source revealed Trump and his team were considering a number of options, including joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.
