Russia's Foreign Ministry sharply condemned the Israeli strike on the port of Bandar Anzali located on the Caspian Sea in Iran and warned against "regional escalation that could spread beyond the Middle East." Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Moscow is monitoring "with growing concern" the expansion of strikes attributed to Israel and the United States in Iran. According to her, "the American-Israeli coalition continues to pour fuel on the fire of the war it ignited in the Middle East."