MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington will enter the war alongside Israel. Moscow issued its warning after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a phone call condemned Israeli attacks on Iran and urged a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran last week, to which Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks.

Russland und der Iran sind strategische Partner. Militärisch kann Moskau Teheran gegen Israel kaum helfen - auch wegen des eigenen Kriegs in der Ukraine. Dafür versucht es,…

Moscow said Washington’s direct involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict would ‘radically destabilise’ the Middle East.