The USA-Israeli war against Iran has set the Middle East “on fire,” reflecting Russia’s warning about the dangerous consequences of the move, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump escalated the tensions by issuing an expletive-laden demand to Tehran to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, which has remained effectively shut since the conflict began on February 28, 2026.
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“Open the f**king strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell,” he wrote on social media, threatening to demolish the Iranian civilian power plants and bridges if it doesn’t happen by Tuesday.
Tehran maintains that the key waterway is only closed for oil shipments by the USA and its military allies. When asked by journalists about Trump’s rant on Monday, Peskov said that “we have seen those statements, but we prefer not to comment on them.”
The spokesman stressed that “tensions continue to escalate, with basically the entire region on fire.”
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These are all dangerous and very negative consequences of the aggression unleashed against Iran. The geography of the conflict has expanded, and now we see the results, including the very negative repercussions for the global economy, he said.
Over the past month, Iran has been responding to strikes by Washington and West Jerusalem by hitting Israel and the Gulf States, who are allied with the US, with missiles and drones.
The IDF has also launched a military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, while the Iraqi militias have attacked American bases in their country and the Houthi’s in Yemen have targeted Israel with explosive-laden UAV’s.
The war has also triggered a global energy shock, sending oil and gas prices surging and pushing fuel costs higher for consumers worldwide. Russia had “warned from the start that such consequences were inevitable,” Peskov added.
Axios said on Sunday that the US, Iran, and regional mediators have been discussing terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire in the conflict. Tehran has denied holding any talks with Washington.
Russia has repeatedly called for a cessation of hostilities in the Middle East and offered to help find a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
We are in biblical End Times. Nuke will happen, open up the bottomless pit, hell dimension (7th seal), and therefore usher in Rapture and then Tribulation. Trump was bluffing earlier for market manipulation. Iran will be wiped out.
In other words, the US and Israel need 45 days to consolidate and resupply. Offer rejected.
You miss one important fact; It is not up to USA to decide what Iran can or cannot do, as you take for granted.
The rules for peaceful use of nuclear energy is given by UN, and Iran did comply with them and even went a bit further, to satisfy the Outlaw Empire.
But the deceitful war criminal Trump who already went after Venezuela and its President Maduro in hunt for the oil, went for the oil in Iran.
Without success. And at the same time, the whole world knows now to NEVER trust USA again.
They stole the Venezuela oil so they could attack Iran. That much is clear. Good luck getting that Venezuela crude to the USA
Well said AM !
I am astounded that a President of a great nation has stooped so low in his words that it reaches the gutter –how can you possibly communicate or deal with such an evil person — his mask is ripped off by himself and true picture of his personality has shown forth .
That half his bloodline is Scottish then I disown him as a Scot myself maybe its his German half coming out but that is for others to say.