US EditionPutin slams killing of Iran's Khamenei but offers little beyond condolences so far
Putin called the killing a breach of human morality and international law, warning it risks regional escalation and destabilizes Moscow's strategic interests in Tehran.
- On Sunday, President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a 'cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law' and sent condolences to Masoud Pezeshkian.
- In June of last year, at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Putin had earlier declined to discuss hypothetical assassination scenarios, saying he 'did not even wish to discuss' such ideas.
- Russia's investments in Iran include the North-South corridor and a $25 billion deal for four nuclear reactors, with analysts warning instability could threaten these projects and complicate Russia's oil exports to China.
- Ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz were ordered to turn back on Saturday, disrupting navigation, while OPEC+ announced higher April production quotas that analysts say won’t offset price spikes.
- Analysts note that with Khamenei gone, Russia risks losing a key ally, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said, 'Russia is not a reliable ally even for those who rely heavily on it.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin condemns Khamenei's death, but remains cautious.
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In his first remarks after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on 28 February, Vladimir Putin condemned what he called an “assassination” as a “cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law”. The Russian president offered his “deepest condolences” to his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, and vowed that Khamenei would be remembered in Russia as an “outstanding statesman”. Yet beyond offering …
With the death of Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin lost the third close ally within a little more than a year. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha believes that Putin's fall is only a matter of time. Also, a Russian ideologist believes that Russia is in danger.
"Assassination may have strengthened regime, not weakened it": Former Union Minister MJ Akbar on Iran conflict
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Akbar said, "The law of unintended consequences might have already kicked in. President Trump started this war by saying that his war objective was regime change. Instead, the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei may have actually strengthened the Islamic regime."
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