MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday accused the United States and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into a wider Middle East conflict by provoking Iran into striking targets across the region and said there was no sign Washington and Tel Aviv would let up.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Andrey Kelin, said Moscow stands in solidarity with Tehran and believes the Western narrative surrounding the conflict is unfair.

Russia has entered the war between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, although indirectly. Russia is providing its strategic ally Iran with intelligence to help attack US warships and aircraft in the Middle East.

Russia on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a preplanned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy.

The Russian-made S-300, first deployed in the late 1970s, is a long-range surface-to-air missile system designed to intercept aircraft, drones and incoming cruise or ballistic missiles. Over decades,

His comments to CNBC come as the U.S. and Israeli-led war appears poised to enter its third week.

Russia is reportedly providing Iran with advanced drone tactics from its Ukraine war, helping target US and Gulf assets. US officials deny intelligence sharing, while Ukraine offers counter-drone expertise to Gulf states.