The Kremlin said on Tuesday, June 17, that the conflict between Israel and Iran is on the path of further 'galloping escalation', adding that there has been no outreach from Tel Aviv to ask Moscow for assistance in mediating contacts between the two fighting nations.
"The situation is still on the path of further escalation, galloping escalation. The level of unpredictability is absolute. And, of course, in this case, we call on the parties to exercise maximum restraint in order to eventually switch to a peaceful political and diplomatic settlement", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, June 16, before leaving the Group of Seven (G7) summit at the Canadian resort town of Kananaskis, he urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran via a Truth Social post.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Monday, June 16, that assassinating Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would "end the conflict" between the two countries.
