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Putin: ‘Unprovoked act of aggression’ against Iran ‘without foundation or justification’

RUSSIA, JUN 23 – Putin called U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites unjustified and offered assistance, emphasizing Russia's strategic partnership amid escalating Middle East tensions.

  • On June 22 and 23, Vladimir Putin strongly criticized the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, describing them as an entirely unjustified and unprovoked act of aggression.
  • The strikes occurred following an announcement from the White House about joint air attacks with Israel on Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan nuclear facilities, utilizing 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs over the weekend.
  • On June 23, Putin met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who presented a letter from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seeking Russia’s assistance in responding to recent actions by the United States and Israel, as the two countries deepen their military and nuclear collaboration.
  • The events highlight rising tensions in the Middle East, with Russia condemning U.S. actions, offering conditional support to Iran, and maintaining its alliance despite uncertain involvement.
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Moscow. Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran are “an absolutely unmotivated aggression, has no basis or justification,” Kremlin headline Vladimir Putin said, welcoming Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin condemned the US bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran at a reception by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the Kremlin on Monday as an 'unprovoked aggression'.

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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