MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Saturday demanded an immediate return to political and diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions surrounding Iran, following US and Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.

This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AFP)

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the US and Israeli airstrikes were a "premeditated and unprovoked act of armed aggression" against a sovereign United Nations member state in violation of international law.

The ministry condemned the fact that the attacks were carried out under the cover of a renewed negotiation process ostensibly aimed at ensuring long-term stabilization around Iran.

The ministry said that actions of the US and Israel risk pushing the region toward a humanitarian, economic and potentially radiological catastrophe, adding that responsibility for any negative consequences would rest fully with them.

"Of particular concern is the serial nature of the destabilizing attacks carried out by the US Administration over the past few months on the international legal pillars of world order, including non-interference in internal affairs, renunciation of the threat or use of force, and the peaceful resolution of international disputes," said the statement.

Moscow reiterated its readiness to facilitate the search for peaceful solutions based on international law, mutual respect and a balance of interests, it added.