Moscow condemns strikes against Iranian port Anzali

ArmInfo.The bomb attack against the Iranian port of Anzali on the Caspian Sea affects the economic interests of Russia and the other Caspian states, as notes in a statement issued by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website.

"It is with a growing sense of concern that we are witnessing the  expanding geography of the missile and bomb strikes by Israel and the  United States in Iran. The US-Israeli coalition continues pouring  fuel on the flames of the war they have unleashed in the Middle East,  which could cause this war to spread even further.

On March 18, a bomb attack was carried out against the Iranian port  of Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea.  That major Caspian port is an  important trade and logistics hub that is actively used in  Russian-Iranian trade, including for food deliveries. The strike has  affected the economic interests of Russia and the other Caspian  states that maintain transport communications with Iran via that  port.

The regional countries and the international community have always  regarded the Caspian Sea as a safe zone of peace and cooperation. The  aggressors' reckless and irresponsible actions pose a threat of  dragging Caspian states into an armed conflict.

We once again firmly call for the immediate cessation of hostilities  and resuming efforts to achieve a political settlement of the  situation in the Middle East, which is increasingly affecting  neighboring regions," the statement reads.