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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Kremlin observes Israel's disinterest in mediation with Iran amid escalating conflict, offering to mediate despite Israel's current stance.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it saw that Israel did not want mediation efforts over its conflict with Iran, now in its fifth day amid what Moscow said was "galloping escalation".
Israel launched its air war with a surprise attack last week that has killed nearly the entire top echelon of Iran's military commanders and its leading nuclear scientists. Iran has responded with a barrage of strikes on Israeli cities.
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called on both sides to exercise "maximum restraint".
"The situation is continuing to escalate rapidly. The level of unpredictability is absolute," he said.
Peskov said that Russia's offer to mediate between the warring sides if necessary still stood, but that it saw Israel was for now not interested in seeking a peaceful solution.
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran in January, but the pact does not include a mutual defence clause. It also has longstanding ties with Israel, though these have been strained by the war in Ukraine and Israel's bombing of Gaza.
Peskov said the Russian embassy in Tehran was coordinating with Russian citizens and providing them with opportunities to evacuate the country via neighbouring Azerbaijan.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov, Writing by Lucy Papachristou and Felix LightEditing by Andrew Osborn)
The Kremlin observed that Israel does not want mediation efforts regarding its conflict with Iran.
Israel launched an air war with a surprise attack that has killed nearly the entire top echelon of Iran's military commanders and leading nuclear scientists.
Dmitry Peskov called on both Israel and Iran to exercise 'maximum restraint' amid the escalating conflict.
Russia's offer to mediate between Israel and Iran still stands, although it acknowledges Israel's current disinterest in seeking a peaceful solution.
The Russian embassy in Tehran is coordinating with Russian citizens and providing them opportunities to evacuate the country via neighboring Azerbaijan.
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