Russia is registering the preconditions for the resumption of hostilities around Iran, said Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maxim Maksimov, at the International Forum for Collective Security.
"It cannot be ruled out that in the event of a breakdown in the negotiation efforts, a force scenario may also be used. We will state the appropriate preconditions: three carrier strike groups and two naval expeditionary groups have been deployed to the area."
Maximov added that the resumption of hostilities in Iran may lead to the expansion of the conflict zone.
"It is clear that the renewal of hostilities on a large scale will once again cause enormous damage to all countries on both sides of the Persian Gulf, and there are risks in expanding the geography of the conflict, taking into account the ability of the Yemeni Ansar Allah to block the Bab al-Mandab strait."