Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, stated that Washington should abandon the "language of ultimatums" and return to negotiations.
Lavrov's comments came after US President Donald Trump threatened in a profanity-laced tweet on Sunday to attack Iran's power plants and bridges if the latter did not reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
"The Russian side expressed hope that the efforts undertaken by a number of states to reduce tensions around Iran will be successful. This would be facilitated by the United States abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating path ," Moscow's statement said.
Lavrov and Araghchi also called on Washington to stop illegal attacks on civilian infrastructure, such as the Bushehr nuclear power plant, where Russian staff have worked as technicians.
Moscow on Saturday began evacuating its 198 workers there shortly after a US-Israeli shell hit near the facility.
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