Russian Foreign Ministry official Mikhail Ulyanov (left) with Vladimir Putin (right). Photo: wiki commons.

Arutz Sheva – A top Russian official on Thursday warned Israel that its tough stance on Iran’s development of nuclear weapons could have “catastrophic consequences.” Mikhail Ulyanov, a top official in the Russian foreign ministry, said that Israel was “inventing” stories about Iran’s nuclear capabilities that “are increasing the tension and could encourage moves towards a military solution with catastrophic consequences.”

Israel, he said, was seeking to aggravate the situation for its purposes. Israel has “political and propaganda objectives which are far from being inoffensive,”  Ulyanov said, adding that the ongoing statements by Israeli officials about Iran’s nuclear development were “noise” designed to raise tensions, and continuing to issue veiled threats could have unforeseen results – that may not be in Israel’s interests in the long run.

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