Russia To Warn Iran Of Last Chance

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

US 'Tells Russia To Warn Iran Of Last Chance' -- The Telegraph

US-led military strikes against Iran are inevitable this year if Tehran does not give ground at multilateral talks next month over its nuclear programme, according to diplomatic sources in Moscow.

Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, has asked Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to warn Iran the negotiations represent a “last chance” to avoid military action, the Kommersant newspaper reported.

“Hillary Clinton asked her Russian colleague to pass that thought on to the Iranian authorities, with whom Washington does not maintain its own relations,” a high-ranking foreign ministry source told the paper.

The source said there was a high likelihood of an attack "before the end of the year", adding: "The Israelis are, in essence, blackmailing [US president Barack] Obama. They are putting him in a difficult position: either he supports war or he himself will lose support.”

There was no immediate response to the report from the US State Department.

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Update #1: Report: Russia Tasked With Telling Tehran It 'Has Last Chance' To Avoid War -- Radio Free Europe
Update #2: Report: U.S. asked Russia to warn Iran of 'last chance' to avoid military strike -- Haaretz

My Comment: I guess the Russians pulled the short end of the stick, and must now do the trip to Tehran and try to convince the Iranian mullahs on Western determination while knowing that the mullahs are just going to smile ..... nod their heads .... and do nothing while feeling confident that the West do not have the will power to attack their nuclear facilities.