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January 18, 2012 12:15 PM EST
As tensions between Iran and the west escalate over Tehran’s nascent nuclear weapons program, the Russian foreign minister has warned that any military attack upon Iran would be a “catastrophe.”
Sergei Lavrov also said such a measure would prompt "large flows" of refugees from Iran and would also "fan the flames" of sectarian conflicts across the Middle East.
"As for the chances of this catastrophe happening, you would have to ask those constantly mentioning it as an option that remains on the table," Lavrov told reporters in Moscow, referring directly to Israel and the U.S.
"I have no doubt in the fact that [an attack] will only add fuel to the fire of the still-simmering Sunni-Shiite conflict. And I do not know where the subsequent chain reaction will end. There will be large flows of refugees from Iran, including to Azerbaijan, and from Azerbaijan to Russia. This will not be a walk in the park.”
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