According to him, the Russian side sees that there is an artificial injection of the situation in the Persian Gulf.
“Provided evidence of Iran’s guilt does not convince us. In general, it seems that “an incident of belli is forming” (a formal reason for declaring war. - RT ), ”RIA Novosti quotes Nebenziu.
He added that statements about Tehran’s links to Al-Qaida * and tanker explosions, “what Iran’s least interested in, are increasingly reminiscent of March 2003, when arguments were made in favor of launching an invasion of Iraq.”
On June 13, explosions occurred on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, and later a fire broke out on the ships.
Washington, including US President Donald Trump, blamed Iran for the incident.
* Al-Qaida - an organization recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.