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) will mean that Washington has exhausted other resources of“ global leadership ”and once again turns to force of arms,” he wrote on Telegram.

Pushkov noted that this would be another powerful blow to the image of the United States in the world.

Earlier, according to RIA Novosti, US President Joe Biden announced the US readiness to use force against Iran as a "last resort" in case of failure of negotiations to renew the JCPOA.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced the readiness of the countries of the "free world" to use force against Iran to stop its nuclear program.