Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Feb. 18, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via Reuters
A top Russian government spokesman called on Iran and “all parties” in the region to show restraint amid a buildup of U.S. military assets in the Middle East.
“These are planned exercises; they are coordinated in advance. Russia continues to develop relations with Iran, and in doing so, we call on our Iranian friends and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution, and we urge them to prioritize political and diplomatic means in resolving any problems,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
