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Russia is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s threats to bomb Iran, calling them “illegal and unacceptable.”
Trump in recent days has increased his threats against Iran and warned that there could be direct conflict if the Islamic Republic doesn’t stop arming the Houthi terrorist group or halt its nuclear program. Russia, meanwhile, said Thursday that it’s committed to finding solutions to Iran’s nuclear program that respects its rights to peaceful nuclear energy, according to Reuters.
“The use of military force by Iran’s opponents in the context of the settlement is illegal and unacceptable,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova was quoted by the news agency as saying.
“Threats from outside to bomb Iran’s nuclear infrastructure facilities will inevitably lead to an irreversible global catastrophe. These threats are simply unacceptable,” she reportedly added.
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with officials in Tehran on Monday. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Trump told NBC the day before, “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing.”
“But there’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago,” he added.
Secondary “tariffs,” or sanctions, would mean slapping financial penalties on any country that does business with Iran.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, “We don’t avoid talks; it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far,” according to The Associated Press. He added, “They must prove that they can build trust.”
Gathering to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue are, from left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wag Yi and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi in Beijing on March 14. (Getty Images)
Iran is enriching uranium to 60%, just shy of the 90% weapons-grade. Experts say it could have a nuclear weapon within weeks if it were to take the final steps to building one. Fox News Digital reported in late March that Iran’s regime has enriched enough uranium to manufacture six nuclear weapons, according to a U.N. atomic agency report.
Fox News’ Benjamin Weinthal, Caitlin McFall and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
