Russia urges Middle Eastern countries to show restraint after the attack on the Iranian diplomatic mission attributed by Tehran to Israel. "Now it is very important that everyone maintains moderation, so as not to lead to the complete destabilization of the situation in the Middle Eastern region": this was stated by Putin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, quoted by Tass.
"We ask all countries in the region to show restrained," Peskov added, as reported by Interfax. The attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in Tehran was blamed on Israel. The Iranian government has blamed Israel for the attack, which it said was carried out in response to a drone attack on its embassy in Washington. The United States has condemned the attack as an act of war and has called on Israel to act with restraint in the wake of the attack. The U.S. State Department has said that Israel's actions were justified and that the incident was not the result of a terror attack, as previously reported by the Associated Press.