# Middle East on brink of full-scale war, Lavrov says

https://mins.news/en/item/105253

- TASS, 2026-10-18 15:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203795

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Middle East is close to a large-scale war, but the US-Iran Islamabad memorandum contains what is needed to move the Strait of Hormuz situation back toward diplomacy. He said the root causes of events around the strait must be addressed, including implementation of the agreements reached under the memorandum.

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