Russia Rules Out New Sanctions against Iran - Iran: Unlimited Retaliation if Attacked by Israel

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov

Russia on Wednesday ruled out backing new sanctions against Iran despite the publication of a tough UN report on the Islamic state's suspected nuclear weapons program.

"Any additional sanctions against Iran will be interpreted by the international community as a means of changing the regime in Tehran," Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told Interfax.
"This approach is unacceptable to us, and Russia does not intend to review this proposal," he said, without specifying if Moscow would actually veto further sanctions.

Russia has backed four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions against its close Soviet-era trade partner while resisting the most crippling measures that could directly impact the two sides' military and energy ties.

It also condemned Zionist entity for warning over the weekend that it was getting closer to launching a military strike on Iran for its suspected efforts to develop a nuclear bomb.

The senior Russia diplomat made clear that Moscow was not ready to move beyond the steps approved by the Security Council in June 2010.

"Whatever is proposed to the Security Council outside the frameworks of this resolution has nothing to do with strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime," Gatilov said.

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Unlimited Retaliation if Attacked by Israel: Iran

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Iranian Deputy Chief of armed forces warned on Wednesday that any attack by Israel would bring "destruction" of the Zionist entity and that Iran's response would “not be limited to the Middle East”. Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri stressed that the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona was "the most accessible" target, and that "our response would not be limited to the Middle East," the General told the Iranian Arabic-language channel Al-Alam. "The smallest action by Israel (against Iran) and we will see its destruction," he said. Jazayeri was quoted as saying that Iran "has plans ready for retaliation in case of attack." The comments followed a warning by Israeli President Shimon Peres last weekend that an attack on Iran was becoming "more and more likely." Israeli media last week issued several reports speculating that the Israeli government was seriously considering an attack on Iranian nuclear sites, but that a decision had not yet been made.

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