Russia warns that a possible military strike against Iran would be a "very serious mistake" that leads to “unpredictable consequences”

Russia warned on Monday that a possible military strike against Iran would be a "very serious mistake" that leads to “unpredictable consequences”, further conflict and civilian casualties.
  
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was responding to a warning by Israeli President Shimon Peres that an attack was increasingly likely. "Military intervention only leads to a multiple rise in casualties and human suffering," said Lavrov.
  
"There can be no military solution to the Iranian nuclear problem, just like there can be none for any other problem in the modern world."
  
Lavrov said current military campaigns such as the one being waged by NATO in Afghanistan proved the dangers of foreign involvement. "The use of force is only possible under two circumstances envisioned by the UN Charter," said Lavrov. "Either through self defence, when you come under armed attack, or through a decision by the UN Security Council."

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in the meantime said Sunday that the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is a symbol of the cooperation between Iran and Russia, according to IRNA.

In a meeting with the new Russian ambassador to Tehran, Salehi noted that Iran and Russia can exchange views and cooperate in regional and international issues.

“The two countries can cooperate more in the political, economic, trade, and cultural areas, oil and gas, and construction of power plants to raise the volume of bilateral trade to $10 billion a year," he said.

Russian Ambassador Leone Jagarian said that the meeting between the two countries' presidents during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in the Kazakh capital Astana in June 2011 raised bilateral relations to a new level.

The Russian ambassador also presented his credentials to Salehi.