Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday claimed that the United States and Israel are attempting to disrupt the process of normalizing relations between Iran and its Arab neighbors.

Israel said it ‌launched a pre-emptive attack ‌against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle ⁠East ⁠into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes ​for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry also called on the international community to carefully assess what it described as irresponsible actions that could further destabilise the Middle East.

Russia’s strong words at the UN after the US-Israel strikes on Iran have raised major questions about Moscow’s real commitment to Tehran. Despite condemning the attacks and offering diplomatic backing,

The US-Israeli attack on Iran will likely have little effect on the battlefield in Ukraine, but it may make Russian President Vladimir Putin “even more adamant that he has to come out on top” in the full-scale war he launched four years ago,

World leaders are reacting in very different ways after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation across the region