RUSSIAN FM WARNS AGAINST STRIKE ON IRAN
Military.com
April 2 2012
YEREVAN, Armenia – Russia’s foreign minister has strongly warned
against a military attack on Iran, saying that a pre-emptive strike
would violate international law.
Sergey Lavrov said Monday on a visit to Armenia that an attack on
Iran would destabilize the region.
Israel and the U.S. have warned that all options remain open, including
military action, to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran insists its uranium enrichment program is aimed at civilian power
generation and research, but Israel and Western nations believe it
is a cover for a nuclear weapons bid.
Russia, which built Iran’s first nuclear power plant, backed some of
the previous U.N. sanctions against Tehran, but in recent months has
firmly rejected imposing new sanctions and called for dialogue.
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