Russia says attacks on Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities violate international law

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday that attacks on Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities constitute a violation of international law and risk triggering a major catastrophe in the Middle East, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Zakharova condemned what she described as massive strikes by the US and Israel on Iranian military, civilian, and nuclear infrastructure, accusing them of disregarding civilian casualties and potential radiological and environmental consequences. She said the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, which operates under safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was targeted again on the morning of Saturday, despite earlier claims that Iran’s nuclear program had been destroyed by US airstrikes last year. “This is a brazen violation of international law, the charters of the […]