Russia slams U.S. strike threats, calls interference in Iran ‘categorically unacceptable”

Russian foreign ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

MOSCOW, January 13, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Russia condemned what it described as ‘subversive external interference’ in Iran’s internal politics on Tuesday and said U.S. threats of new military strikes against the country were ‘categorically unacceptable”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

‘Those who plan to use externally inspired unrest as a pretext for repeating the aggression against Iran committed in June 2025 must be aware of the disastrous consequences of such actions for the situation in the Middle East and global international security’, it said.

The statement referenced a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, when Iranian military and nuclear sites were hit by U.S. and Israeli forces.

Sources: Reuters