Russia Calls for Restraint as Trump Warns Iran of Potential Strike

The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was necessary to maintain dialogue with Iran and called on all sides to avoid further escalation, after US President Donald Trump said Washington would support another major strike on Tehran.

Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday that Iran may be attempting to revive its weapons programmes following a US strike in June. Tehran has consistently denied pursuing a nuclear weapons programme.

Russia, which has drawn closer to Iran since the start of its war in Ukraine, has expanded cooperation with Tehran and earlier this year signed a strategic partnership treaty with the Islamic Republic.