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2NC---AT: Russia Draw-In

Russia’s pushing Iran towards peace---they wouldn’t back them in a conflict

A number of senior Russian officials have warned of the consequences of escalations between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf, where Moscow has sought to ease growing tensions it mostly blamed on Washington. While military action was narrowly avoided Thursday when President Donald Trump suspended an order to strike Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. Navy Global Hawk RQ-4A spy drone, the feud between the two rivals grew increasingly heated as they exchanged harsh words and the White House announced further sanctions against the Islamic Republic's leadership. The situation has compelled international powers to call for self-control and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Afghanistan envoy Zamir Kabulov expressed his concerns Wednesday. "I really want to believe that there will be no war. When we say 'war,' we sometimes mean short-term conflicts, unfortunately, and this cannot be ruled out, because tensions are running high," Kabulov told reporters, according to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency. "But this does not mean that it is inevitable, it is still possible to return to a conventional political process, and Russia is doing its best to make this happen." Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also weighed in Wednesday, arguing "that all countries must exercise restraint" and "in any case, military action must be excluded," as Tass reported. Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi holds up maps of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking to the media before a meeting with other UN members on the escalating situation with the U.S. at the U.N. headquarters, June 24 in New York City. Iran has claimed the downded U.S. Navy RQ-4A spy drone had enter Iran's airspace, a claim now backed by Russia in spite of Pentagon denials. Moscow's top diplomat also shared his views during a press conference that same day, calling on Arab Sunni Muslim states of the region to also participate in a dialogue rather than incite further frictions with the revolutionary Shiite Muslim Iran. "The Arab states of the Persian Gulf could support dialogue in one way or another, instead of pushing the region towards the point when the use of force is possible," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "This will be detrimental both to the Middle East and Africa. An international crisis will take place." "We will convince our American and Iranian colleagues that they should move away from this dangerous line and start solving their differences through a civilized dialogue. Certainly, this implies ending the policy of ultimatums, sanctions and blackmail," he added.