US EditionRussia Watches Israel-Iran Crisis with Few Tools to Intervene
- On June 16, 2025, Israel carried out an airstrike in Tehran targeting terror-linked propaganda infrastructure amid rising regional tensions.
- The strike escalated the Middle East conflict, with Israel aiming to weaken Iran's regime, which is a key concern for Moscow due to their strategic partnership.
- Russia condemned Israel's attacks as illegal and exposed few measures to support Iran militarily, reflecting Moscow's reluctance to intervene directly despite close ties.
- Putin offered mediation to the US during a June call and emphasized unpredictable regional consequences, while an economic forum in St Petersburg draws global attention amid this escalation.
- The crisis risks destabilizing regional projects and alliances, with Russia using the conflict to assert its geopolitical relevance despite limited influence over Iran's fate.
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Afghanistan turns to Russia for some food supplies amid Iran-Israel war
Afghanistan is in discussions with Russia to import certain foodstuffs as the conflict between Israel and Iran, one of its largest trading partners, risked cutting off supplies, its agriculture minister told Reuters. As relations between Russia and the Taliban government have been improving, an Afghan delegation is visiting Russia’s main economic conference in St Petersburg this week, meeting Russian agriculture officials. “Afghanistan is defini…
The Moscow Times
einnews.comBetween Two Fires: Kremlin's Loss of Leverage Exposed By Israel-Iran Conflict
The Kremlin is struggling to respond to the Israel-Iran conflict after it failed to anticipate the outbreak of hostilities, leaving it powerless to support a key ally, four sources in Russia’s foreign policy establishment told The Moscow Times.
Israel’s war testing Russia-Iran ties
After Russia lost a key ally in Syria’s Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, Iran, another Russian ally in the Middle East, is under attack. Israel began striking Iran a week ago, but Russia seems too bogged down or disinterested in providing direct support to Tehran. Iranian and Russian parliaments recently approved a strategic pact that did not contain an explicit mutual defense clause but did include statements on working together against shared thr…
Since the outbreak of the Israeli attack on Iran, Moscow, despite Tehran's ally, has remained in retreat: condemnation of the lips, self-proclaimed "mediator" posture... but no concrete action.
How Does Russia Benefit From Israel and Iran's Chaos, Even if It Loses a Key Ally in the Middle East
The relationship of Kremlin with the Middle East has always been marked by tensions: on the one hand, economic influence and Russia's alliances in the region have been strong, and on the other hand, Moscow is slowly benefiting when instability hits the area rich in...
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