US attack on Iran ‘flagrant’ breach of international law: Russia

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday said that US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites are a "flagrant" breach of international law.

"The irresponsible decision to subject the territory of a sovereign state to missile and bomb attacks, whatever the arguments it may be presented with, flagrantly violates international law, the Charter of the United Nations, and the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council," Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement today as reported by Al Jazeera.

"We call for an end to aggression and for increased efforts to create conditions for returning the situation to a political and diplomatic track," Al Jazeera report citing the Russian foreign ministry said.

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi plans to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Politico reported. Araghchi emphasized the "strategic partnership" between Iran and Russia and told reporters in Istanbul. "We always consult with each other and coordinate our positions," Politoco said citing media reports.

Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno said his country is "very concerned" over the escalating tensions in light of US attacks on Iran.

"It is not a military solution that will bring peace and stability to the Middle East, but rather diplomacy, and therefore we hope that everyone will return to the negotiating table," Albares said, speaking to the broadcaster RTVE.

Meanwhile, as per CNN, Putin has no plans to speak to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Sunday following US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, but added that a call could be arranged quickly, state news agency TASS reported. (ANI)

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