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Several nations are prepared to supply Iran with nuclear weapons, the Kremlin warned on Sunday.
The claim was made by former Russian president Dmitriy Medvedev, who serves as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council; he did not specify which nations.
Medvedev also claimed Saturday’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities—at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan—caused only minimal damage.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is due to travel to Moscow to meet with President Putin and discuss the Iranian response to the strikes.
“We enjoy a strategic partnership, and we always consult with each other and coordinate our positions,” Araghchi told Russian media.
Russia’s foreign ministry described the strikes as a “dangerous escalation,” and “a gross violation of international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions.”
China also accused the US of violating international law, but struck a more measured tone, saying it was committed to bringing an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran.
“China is willing to work with the international community to pool efforts together and uphold justice, and contribute to the work for restoring peace and stability in the Middle East,” China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
In response to a resolution of the Iranian parliament to close the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant proportion of oil shipping passes, the US called on China to pressure Teheran not to follow through. The majority of China’s oil passes through the Strait, and a spike in oil prices would have serious effects on the Chinese economy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the proposal to close the Strait, “economic suicide” for Iran.
