Vladimir Putin today vowed to back Iran and condemned ‘groundless’ aggression against its ally after the U.S. joined Israel in striking nuclear facilities on Sunday
‘This is an absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran,’ Putin told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who travelled to Moscow seeking support in mediation.
Putin called recent strikes ‘unjustified’ and added that Russia was ‘making efforts to provide assistance to the Iranian people.’
Araghchi on Monday thanked Putin for condemning U.S. strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on ‘the right side of history’.
The crisis, now entering its 11th day, violently escalated on Sunday when the United States sent a fleet of stealth bombers to attack nuclear facilities across Iran.
Israel initiated the conflict with unilateral strikes against Iran, citing concerns the regime was trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran roundly denies the allegations.
Prior to the attacks, Russia had been eyeing a role in mediating between Iran and Israel.
But the burgeoning conflict threatens to polarise onlookers and allies. The Kremlin last night accused the U.S. of opening a Pandora’s box with its strikes on Iran.
It warned that the United States was gambling with the ‘safety and well-being of humanity as a whole’.
Iran appears to be eyeing greater support from Russia in light of the U.S. attacks on Iranian soil.
Speaking today, Araghchi told Putin that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian had asked him to convey their best wishes to Putin.
Putin will have a balancing act to manage, with Donald Trump still pushing Ukraine towards agreeing a ceasefire in its war with Russia.
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