Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Moscow, March 5.- The UN Security Council does not yet have the conditions to reach a consensus that would allow the adoption of common decisions on Iran, stated Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov today.
"We are not at that stage. The Security Council can and will continue to meet on this issue, but for now there are no conditions to reach a consensus that would allow the adoption of common decisions or establish shared positions," the Deputy Foreign Minister declared this Thursday to the newspaper Izvestia.
The day before, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed Moscow's concerns about Washington's plans to continue military operations in Iran until guaranteeing its national interests.
On February 28, the United States and Israel began coordinated attacks against Iran, less than 48 hours after the conclusion of the third round of indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran on the Iranian nuclear program in the Swiss city of Geneva.
In the attacks of that day, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several members of his family, and high-ranking civilian and military officials died.
Iran is responding to the attacks with retaliatory strikes against Israel and US military bases located in Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
Furthermore, the Persian country announced total control of the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, as well as prohibiting transit through this maritime route, which is key for global hydrocarbon trade.
The number of dead in Iran due to the attacks by the United States and Israel exceeds one thousand, while the number of wounded reached six thousand 180, according to the Ministry of Health of the Persian country.
Iranian retaliations have already cost the lives of six US soldiers and a dozen victims in Israel and several Persian Gulf countries. (Text and photo: PL)
