Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (June 23, 2025) advised Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in talks in Moscow that aggression against Iran was groundless.
Mr. Putin made the feedback at the beginning of Kremlin talks and stated Russia was prepared to assist the Iranian individuals..
Earlier, Russia deeply regretted and condemned the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear websites.
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The U.S. actions had elevated the variety of members within the battle and ushered in a brand new spiral of escalation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters.
He added it was not but clear what had occurred to Iran’s nuclear amenities and whether or not there was a radiation hazard.
The scenario on the bottom in Iran after the strikes can’t fail to be a reason for concern, he stated.
Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran in January, though it didn’t embody a mutual defence clause. Before Saturday’s U.S. strikes, Moscow had warned that U.S. navy intervention might destabilise all the area and plunge it into the “abyss”.
Peskov stated U.S. President Donald Trump had not advised Russian President Vladimir Putin intimately concerning the deliberate strikes in superior, though that they had mentioned the potential for U.S. navy involvement extra usually.
Asked what Russia was prepared to do now, Peskov stated Moscow had supplied its providers as a mediator, and what occurred subsequent would rely on what Iran wanted.
Russia is on ‘right side of history’, says Abbas Araghchi
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for condemning U.S. strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on “the right side of history”.
Mr. Araghchi made the feedback at the beginning of Kremlin talks with Putin and advised the Russian chief that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian had requested him to convey their finest needs to Mr. Putin.
