The Kremlin urged for a de-escalation in the Middle East on Monday, following Iran’s extraordinary weekend strike on Israel.
“We are deeply worried about the escalation of tensions in the region, and we urge all governments to exhibit caution. Further escalation serves no one’s interests,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Iran launched the attack, its first to directly target Israeli territory, in response for a deadly air strike blamed by Israel that damaged its consulate in Syria’s capital earlier this month.
Israel and its allies intercepted the great bulk of the incoming rockets, according to the Israeli army, injuring 12 people and killing none, but the attack heightened worries of an Israeli counterstrike.