Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia calls on Iran and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution. File
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Russia said on Thursday (February 19, 2026) that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as the United States moved military assets into West Asia, and the Kremlin urged both Tehran and “other parties” to exercise prudence and restraint.
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Russia has a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, although it does not include a mutual defence clause. A Russian naval corvette conducted manoeuvres with the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman this week, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry.
“These are planned exercises; they are coordinated in advance. Russia continues to develop relations with Iran, and in doing so, we call on our Iranian friends and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution, and we urge them to prioritise political and diplomatic means in resolving any problems,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Right now, we are indeed seeing an unprecedented escalation of tensions in the region. But we still expect that political and diplomatic means and negotiations will continue to prevail in the search for a settlement.”
Published – February 19, 2026 04:15 pm IST
