Putin warns against attack on Iran

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned against military action targeting Iran or imposing new sanctions to curb its nuclear program.

Iran’s latest proposals on its nuclear ambitions have brought diverging views from the US and Russia.

Iran has offered to hold “comprehensive, all-encompassing and constructive” negotiations on a range of security issues, including global nuclear disarmament.

While Russia’s foreign minister has described them as a positive step forward, Washington is unhappy with the proposals.

Both US and Israel have never ruled out the option of air strikes on Iran to stop it acquiring an atomic weapon. More