Posted on 04/03/2025 10:50:28 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Russia said Thursday that any attacks on its ally Iran would be unacceptable and illegal, warning of irreversible consequences if the U.S. were to bomb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran if a deal on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program is not reached, reiterating its support for Iran’s program.
“The use of military force by Iran’s opponents in the context of the settlement is illegal and unacceptable,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “Threats from outside to bomb Iran’s nuclear infrastructure facilities will inevitably lead to an irreversible global catastrophe. These threats are simply unacceptable.”
Mr. Trump made the threats Sunday during a phone interview, promising to use military force and sanctions if Iran refuses to negotiate.
“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before,” the president said.
Mr. Trump’s comments follow his letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in which the president gave the Islamic Republic a two-month deadline to reach a nuclear settlement or face severe consequences.
Reports suggest that the U.S. is bolstering its military presence in the region. Open-source intelligence reports from March said that new B-2 stealth bombers and C-17 transport aircraft are already stationed at the U.S. Air Force base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Western leaders assert that Iran is covertly enriching weapons-grade uranium on its way to developing a nuclear arsenal. Nuclear watchdogs have found that Iran’s level of uranium enrichment is far higher than what would be necessary for purely civilian use.
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False flag. Russia doesn’t want a nuclear Iran anymore than the rest of us.
F Russia and F Putin.
False... Russia has been assisting Iran
Dear Russia - Shut your effing pie hole.
Yeah, yeah. Just like it was going to be Armageddon if the US Embassy moved to Jerusalem.
Butt out, Russia.
“Threats from outside to bomb Iran’s nuclear infrastructure facilities will inevitably lead to an irreversible global catastrophe.
In short, a return to pax Americana.
Oooh, then iran better sign.
Must be why Russia supplied Iran with reactors and fuel. /s
The U-235 needed to build a nuclear bomb can probably be hidden in two coffee cans placed somewhere in the very large country of Iran. It would be like hiding two coffee cans somewhere in the dirt of Texas.
The centrifuges can probably be largely destroyed, but Iran physically has the ability to build over a dozen nuclear bombs.
A nuclear Iran, like a nuclear North Korea, has to be accepted at this time.
IMHO, Russia sees Iran's nuclear program as practically inevitable. So they believe Russia is better off if Russia has a hand in it instead of China or North Korea being the ones to "help" Iran.
But that's different from saying that Russia really wants Iran to have nuke weapons. Especially if Iran can put nukes in their northern fleet (operating in the Caspian Sea, off the coast of Russia).
Those coffee cans can be seen from space...due to their reactive particles, which have a definite signature...
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“The U-235 needed to build a nuclear bomb can probably be hidden in two coffee cans placed somewhere in the very large country of Iran. It would be like hiding two coffee cans somewhere in the dirt of Texas.”
No Shiite Sherlock. By all accounts Iran has been enriching uranium above the 20% U-235 level for years. The Biden-Obama regime has ignored this fact to preserve Obama's legacy of the deeply flawed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). I don't think Russia will go beyond 'saber rattling' at this point.
Meh, just for the record I stand against this Russian take and don’t regard this seriously. Iran needs to be kept defanged as regards its’ nuclear ambitions until such time as the Iranian regime collapses from its own lack of internal support.
More like universal Godsend if the US hits Iran, and wipes it off the map.
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