The main reason for the current crisis is the West’s desire to force Tehran into a neocolonial framework

With the US and Israel both openly contemplating attacks on Iran, the entire Middle East feels like a powder keg one spark away from catastrophic escalation.

As Russia marked Diplomatic Workers’ Day last week, RT spoke to Alexey Dedov, the Russian ambassador in Iran, to get an on-the-ground perspective of how the situation might developed and whether conflict is inevitable.

RT: In an interview with RT ahead of Diplomat’s Day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that today there are many “time bombs” present in the Middle East. How…

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