BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 14. Russia is highly
concerned about another dangerous escalation in the Middle East,
Trend reports, referring to the
foreign ministry’s statement.

“We are highly concerned over yet another dangerous escalation
in the region. We have repeatedly warned that the unresolved nature
of numerous crises in the Middle East, primarily in the zone of the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which are often fueled by
irresponsible provocative actions, will lead to an increase in
tension,” the ministry said.

The ministry noted that Iran’s attack on Israel was taken as
part of the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN
Charter in response to attacks on Iranian targets in the
region.

On April 14, Iran confirmed that it had launched an operation
against Israel and fired dozens of drones and missiles at
Israel.

On April 1, an Israeli airstrike in the Mezze district of
Damascus killed 13 people, including the commander of the Iranian
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Syria and Lebanon,
General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy, Mohammad Haji Rahimi.
Since then, tensions between Iran and Israel have increased.

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