A senior Russian diplomat says Iran is not going to be alone if the United States takes an “absolutely crazy” act towards the Islamic Republic amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington.
“Iran won’t ever be alone if, God forbid, the US ever takes completely loopy and irresponsible actions towards it,” Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov instructed reporters in Moscow on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.
“Not only Russia, but many countries sympathize with Iran,” he added.
Kabulov mentioned there’s a chance of an armed confrontation between Tehran and Washington, however added that the battle can nonetheless be ironed out utilizing diplomacy.
“I actually need to consider that there might be no conflict. When we are saying ‘war,’ we generally imply short-term conflicts, sadly, and this can’t be dominated out, as a result of tensions are working excessive,” the diplomat defined. “But this doesn’t imply that it’s inevitable, it’s nonetheless potential to return to a standard political course of, and Russia is doing its greatest to make this occur.”
Kabulov additionally denounced as “absolutely insulting” latest US sanctions towards Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.