{"id":29403,"date":"2018-01-04T12:27:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29403"},"modified":"2018-01-04T12:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:27:40","slug":"russia-slams-us-attempts-to-interfere-in-iran-after-macron-warns-of-conflict-of-extreme-brutality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29403","title":{"rendered":"Russia Slams US &#8220;Attempts To Interfere&#8221; In Iran After Macron Warns Of &#8220;Conflict Of Extreme Brutality&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-01-04\/russia-slams-us-attempts-interfere-iran-after-macron-warns-conflict-extreme#comment-10944196\">Russia Slams US &#8220;Attempts To Interfere&#8221; In Iran After Macron Warns Of &#8220;Conflict Of Extreme Brutality&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Russia has joined China in <strong>calling for a policy of non-interference in Iran&#8217;s domestic affairs<\/strong> after a week of unrest has gripped multiple major cities and towns across the country in what started as protests over economic grievances, but which have since\u00a0increasingly turned to riots and calls for President Rouhani and the clerical regime to step down, resulting in the deaths of at least 22 people, including at least one police officer who was shot dead.<\/p>\n<p>In remarks given to Russia&#8217;s TASS news agency\u00a0Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov expressly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/984006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned\u00a0the US<\/a> &#8220;against attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran,&#8221; while stressing,\u00a0<strong>&#8220;What is happening there is an internal affair, which attracts the attention of the international community.&#8221;<\/strong> Russia&#8217;s stance is similar to that of China&#8217;s voiced previously on Tuesday.\u00a0When asked about the Iran protests at a\u00a0regularly scheduled press conference, China\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang simply gave a one-sentence answer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/xwfw_665399\/s2510_665401\/t1523228.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cChina hopes that Iran can maintain stability and achieve development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/putin%20rouhani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/putin%20rouhani.jpg\" alt=\"sd\" width=\"501\" height=\"272\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"93a2c96b-b5d8-434d-8034-7a9aef4ef5ad\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage source: Reuters via al Monitor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Both Russia and China &#8211; permanent members of the UN Security Council &#8211; have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-01-04\/china-orders-media-stop-reporting-iran-unrest-desires-stability-massive-investments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed deals worth billions<\/a> to develop sectors related to travel, energy, and infrastructure, soon after<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>international sanctions were lifted in January 2016\u00a0as part of the 2015 nuclear deal brokered by the United Kingdom, United States, France, Russia, China, and Germany.\u00a0Last August\u00a0Russia and Iran signed a $2.5 billion deal to jump start the rebuilding of Iran&#8217;s ailing rail lines. 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