Moscow: Criticising the Israeli strikes against Iran, Russia has put the onus of the whole incident on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ‘paranoia’ over Iran’s nuclear program, stating that the West should now realise the results of provoking anti-Iran sentiments in the IAEA.
As per Russian state-media TASS, the country’s Foreign Ministry, criticising the West said it hope that Western nations, “which provoked anti-Iran hysteria in the IAEA Board of Governors and once again pushed through an opportunistic resolution to please their political preferences and phobias that did not receive universal support, will realise the disastrous effects of their course and the extent of their guilt for the tragedy.”
Accusing Jerusalem of making a deliberate choice towards further escalation of tensions, it said “Responsibility for all the consequences of this provocation will rest on the Israeli leadership.”
Stating that it is carefully monitoring the IAEA’s actions – which it also held accountable for the Israeli attack, it said “The agency’s staff, along with Iranian citizens, have also come under Israeli fire.
“We expect the IAEA director general to make balanced and objective assessments of what is happening, including a thorough analysis of the likely radiation consequences of the attacks on nuclear facilities,” it noted.
Russia had expressed concern over the escalating tensions between Tel Aviv and Tehran, and has said that it is monitoring the developments very carefully.
