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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, June 25 /Xinhua/ — Russia is closely monitoring the situation around the conflict in the Middle East and maintains contacts with Iran, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on Wednesday.
“We are closely monitoring this situation, but we also maintain contacts with our partners from Tehran,” TASS quotes him as saying.
Asked whether Russia has information about the state of Iran’s nuclear facilities after the Israeli and US attacks, the Kremlin spokesman stressed that it is unlikely that anyone has realistic data at this time. “It is probably too early, we need to wait until such data appears,” he said.
D. Peskov also noted that Iran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cannot but cause concern in Russia. At the same time, he considers this step by Tehran understandable. “Of course, such a decision is a direct consequence of the unprovoked attack on Iran that occurred, a direct consequence of strikes on nuclear facilities, which is quite unprecedented,” the press secretary said.
According to D. Peskov, the IAEA’s inaction during the American attack on Iranian nuclear facilities has seriously affected the organization’s reputation. “Of course, the IAEA’s reputation has been seriously damaged,” he concluded. –0–