DID Press: Russia has warned that US efforts to force Iran to accept a peace agreement on Washington’s terms through military force or economic sanctions are misguided and unlikely to succeed.
Maxim Maksimov, acting director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at Russia’s Foreign Ministry, made the remarks at the International Forum on Collective Security, saying that increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran would be counterproductive.
Maksimov also said Washington needed a long-term plan to resolve the conflict, allowing the United States to withdraw from the confrontation without suffering further damage to its international credibility.
His remarks were reported by Russia’s state news agency TASS on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.