Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned Israel not to even think about striking Iranian nuclear facilities, TASS reported .
After Iran's missile attack on Israel on October 1, there has been speculation that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear facilities, Reuters notes.
"We have repeatedly warned and continue to warn Israel not to even consider the hypothetical possibility of strikes on (Iranian) nuclear facilities and infrastructure," Ryabkov said. "This would be a catastrophic development and a categorical denial of all existing principles in the field of ensuring nuclear security,", he added.
At the moment, it is not clear in what form Moscow sent its warning to Israel, according to Reuters.
Israel and Western countries have long expressed concern that Iran is developing a nuclear bomb under the guise of a civilian nuclear energy program, a claim Tehran denies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's team said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel would listen to the US, which also warned the country against striking Iran's nuclear facilities, but Israeli officials said they would decide what action to take. to undertake according to their own national interests.
The text of the statement was attached to a Washington Post article that said Netanyahu had told the Biden administration that Israel intended to strike Iranian military sites, not nuclear or oil targets.
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Russian media quoted Ryabkov as saying that Moscow is in constant contact with Iran, regardless of tensions in the region.
Russia has strengthened ties with Iran since the start of its invasion of Ukraine and is preparing to sign a cooperation agreement with Tehran.