Russia's Lavrov warns against any new US strike on Iran


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2026. Hector Retamal/Pool via REUTERS

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister ⁠Sergei Lavrov, in an interview made public on Wednesday, said that any new ⁠U.S. strike on Iran would have serious consequences and called for restraint ‌to find a solution to enable Iran to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme.

Lavrov's interview with Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabiya television was aired a day after U.S. and Iranian negotiators held indirect talks in Geneva to head ​off a new mounting crisis between Washington and Tehran.

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