Russia warns US strikes risk nuclear disaster, endanger global security

Russia said it offered to mediate a peaceful solution on Iran's nuclear issue, but accused US leaders of showing no interest in diplomacy and escalating tensions instead

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Unless we stop the escalation, Nebenzia warned, the Middle East will find itself on the verge of a large scale conflict with unpredictable consequences. Photo: Shutterstock
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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2025 | 8:47 AM IST

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities that the US has opened a Pandora's box and no one knows what new catastrophes and suffering it will bring.

He said Russia offered its mediation to the US to find a peaceful and mutually agreeable solution to Iran's nuclear programme, but the United States, especially its leaders, are clearly not interested in diplomacy today. 

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Unless we stop the escalation, Nebenzia warned, the Middle East will find itself on the verge of a large scale conflict with unpredictable consequences for the entire international security system, plus the entire world might end up on the verge of a nuclear disaster.

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First Published: Jun 23 2025 | 8:47 AM IST

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