Moscow’s reaction to the escalation of tensions in the Middle East

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russia is extremely worried about the recent escalation of tensions in the West Asia and calls on all parties to exercise restraint.

This ministry noted: Russia hopes that West Asia issues will be resolved through political and diplomatic means.

On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the firing of dozens of drones and missiles towards the occupied territories and positions of the Zionist regime.

In the notice of the IRGC it is stated: In response to the numerous crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus and the martyrdom of a group of commanders and military advisors of our country in Syria, the IRGC’s aerospace force targeted certain targets inside the occupied territories with Dozens of missiles and drones were hit.

The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United Nations also announced: Iran’s military action was based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter regarding legitimate defense in response to the aggression of the Zionist regime on the diplomatic places of our country in Damascus.