By Abiola Olawale
The Middle East is teetering on the brink of chaos as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced his intention to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
This move comes after the United States military launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The strikes were hailed by US President Donald Trump as a “spectacular military success.”
However, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey, Araghchi condemned the US strikes as “outrageous” and accused Washington of betraying diplomacy.
He also announced that he is flying to Moscow to meet with Putin.
He said: “I’m going to Moscow this afternoon to hold serious consultations with the Russian president tomorrow.
“The U.S. only understands the language of threats and force.”
The New Diplomat reports that the Moscow visit has sparked alarm across the globe, with many fearing the ongoing Middle East crisis could turn into a full-blown world war.
