MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people.
“The absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran has no basis and no justification,” Putin told Araqchi in televised comments.
“For our part, we are making efforts to assist the Iranian people,” he added.
“I am very glad that you are in Moscow today, this will give us the opportunity to discuss all these pressing issues and think together about how we could get out of today’s situation,” President Putin remarked.
Meanwhile, FM Araghchi thanked the Russian president or condemning U.S. strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on “the right side of history”.
