Russia urges the US to abandon plans to attack Iran's civilian nuclear facilities

Published at: 23/02/2026 03:45 PM

The Russian Federation urged the United States (US) to abandon plans to attack civilian nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitri Liubinski said.

US President Donald Trump has previously stated that he is evaluating the possibility of carrying out “limited attacks” against Iran, Sputnik said on his website.

For his part, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei, stated that Iran will consider any “limited attack” as an act of aggression.

“We call on the United States and its allies to renounce plans to attack Iranian civilian nuclear facilities. We urge Washington to provide solid guarantees to avoid further military confrontation,” said Liubinski during a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations (UN).

The diplomat added that Russia is ready to provide all necessary assistance to seek diplomatic solutions regarding Iran's peaceful nuclear program.

Likewise, the Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, confirmed that the United States and Iran will meet on February 26 in the Swiss city of Geneva to hold a new round of negotiations on the nuclear agreement.

On January 28, US President Donald Trump demanded that Iran sit down to negotiate “a just and equitable agreement, without nuclear weapons” and warned that the next US attack against the country “will be much worse” than the previous ones.

Over the past few weeks, the United States has transported more than 50 combat aircraft, dozens of tankers and two carrier attack groups to the Middle East, along with their destroyers, cruisers and escort submarines, according to The New York Times.

In parallel with the deployment of troops in the Middle East, the United States resumed indirect talks with Iran about the scope of its nuclear program. The most recent meetings, mediated by Oman, were held in Muscat, the capital of that country, on February 6, and in the Swiss city of Geneva, on the 17th.

Mazo News Team