Russia warns the U.S. and Israel that Iran is its 'ally' and was right about drone shoot down

Russia's national security secretary told his U.S. and Israeli counterparts that it was 'inadmissible' to compare Iran to ISIS, which both Moscow and Tehran fought together in Syria.

warned his U.S. and lsraeli counterparts that his country would continue to support Iran, which he backed in its recent claims regarding the shooting down of a U.S. spy drone.

"This is why we believe that it is inadmissible to describe Iran as the major threat to the regional security and, moreover, to put it on par with the Islamic State or any other terrorist organization," he added. Iran has consistently denied seeking nuclear weapons, but has also resisted U.S. attempts to alter its foreign and domestic policies. As Bolton—a longtime proponent of military action against Iran—warned last month of an alleged heightened threat posed by Iran to U.S. interests in the Middle East, Iranian officials announced they would begin reconsidering their commitments to the deal and have since declared their intention to enrich uranium beyond what was outlined in the 2015 agreement.

and several other outlets reported, later saying he felt an estimated 150 casualties was"not proportionate" to the destruction of an unmanned device.

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