Enemy number 1 for the Russian media: Donald Trump is a war president!

Several state and independent Russian newspapers have denounced US President Donald Trump as a "war president". Publications such as "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", "Komsomolskaya Gazeta", "Nezavisimaya Gazeta", "Moskovsky Komsomolets" and "Kommersant" have accused Trump of inflaming tensions in the Middle East, the Russian service of the British Air Force noted.

The reason for the headlines in the Russian press are the US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. US bombers sent 30,000-kilogram "bunker destroyers" on Iran's underground nuclear facilities, ending days of speculation about whether Trump would authorize direct military intervention to end the "nuclear threat posed by the world's No. 1 state sponsor of terror", Newsweek reported.

The U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear infrastructure has far-reaching implications for U.S. security interests, global energy markets and the volatile Middle East. Israel and Iran are engaged in direct military action, with both sides firing missiles and killing hundreds of people.

Washington's intervention could determine regional stability for years, test U.S. alliances in Europe and the Persian Gulf, and set dangerous precedents for nuclear nonproliferation enforcement. Congressional leaders and protesters across the country are warning of the risk of a third U.S. war in the Middle East this century.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the strikes an “unprovoked aggression”, and reports in major Russian media outlets have questioned the long-term implications for global stability and Russia's regional interests.