News Desk
Islamabad:Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed concern over intensifying escalation in the Persian Gulf, noting continued strikes between conflicting sides causing extensive damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran and Arab countries. She warned of heightened risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, complicating regional mediation efforts to revive US-Iran negotiations based on the June 17 Islamabad Memorandum.
Zakharova urged all parties to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could widen the conflict or worsen the region’s military-political situation, warning that further escalation threatens global energy and food security.
Russia reaffirmed its commitment to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means, respecting the interests of all regional states, and offered to provide assistance toward achieving a peaceful settlement.
