Putin: Russia Will 'Do Everything' to End US-Iran War — SkimNews
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- Putin told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan on Thursday that Russia will "do everything" to help end the United States-led war on Iran, per the Interfax news agency.
- Putin said the conflict "broke out through no fault of Iran's," casting Iran as the party making "real efforts" to end a war he blamed on Washington.
- Putin told Pezeshkian in a Wednesday phone call that Moscow is prepared to mediate the Middle East war, following their prior meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan last month.
- Russia and Iran signed a "comprehensive strategic partnership treaty" last year covering trade, military cooperation, science, culture and education, with both under heavy Western sanctions.
- Ukraine and Western countries have accused Iran of supplying Russia with Shahed drones and short-range missiles, while Russia has been accused of providing targeting data for Iran's strikes on US assets in the Middle East.
- Trump said Thursday the US will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, calling Iran-US talks "productive" even as they stand at an apparent impasse.
Why it matters: Putin's explicit blame of the US for starting the Iran war — alongside an offer to mediate — signals Moscow is using the conflict to cement its anti-Western alignment with Tehran while both are under sanctions and deepening military ties, including alleged drone-for-data exchanges. Trump's parallel claim of "productive" talks while ruling out attacks before the November 3 midterms gives Iran diplomatic room to stall without military pressure.
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