JAKARTA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the US and Israel are not seeking to normalize relations with Iran and the affected countries in the Middle East.
Citing Reuters, Lavrov added that the US-Israeli military operation against Iran aimed at eliminating Iran's missile production and then regime change was a pretext.
The main goal of this war, he said, is to gain greater control over oil and gas resources. While the Middle East crisis could develop into a wider conflict.
Tensions in the Middle East have been high after the US attacked the city of Isfahan in Iran with a 907 kg bunker buster bomb on Tuesday morning, March 31.
US President Donald Trump shared a video of a huge explosion in the city of 2.3 million people via his Truth Social account without explaining the context.
The Trump administration's actions are in contrast to what it said on Friday, March 27, 2026.
At that time, the US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, admitted that he was following up on Trump's desire for a peace agreement, the US would hold a meeting with Iran this week.
"We expect there will be a meeting this week and certainly hope it will materialize. The ships are starting to pass, this is a positive sign, and I think the president wants a peaceful agreement," Witkoff said at an investment forum in Miami.
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