Russia has an ongoing dialogue with both Iran and Israel, advocating for a rapid de-escalation in communication with the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"You know that Russia maintains close contact, we have very constructive working contact with Tehran <...>. We are in contact with Israel, too. The contact is also constructive," he said.

"We have an ongoing dialogue, highlighting the need to ensure de-escalation as soon as possible. We also call on all countries of the region to exercise reasonable restraint," the Russian presidential spokesman stressed.

Peskov mentioned a recent phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. "[Russian] President [Vladimir Putin] also held a telephone conversation with Iranian President [Ebrahim Raisi] yesterday," he pointed out.