Israel says Tehran 'no longer immune' to air raids – DW – 06/14/2025
The Kremlin said the pair spoke for 50 minutes over the phone Image: Evan Vucci/AP/dpa/picture alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump spoke on the telephone on Saturday, the Kremlin said, to discuss the renewed hostilities between Israel and Iran.
The two leaders also discussed stalled efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, more than three years after Russia invaded its neighbor.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Putin had condemned Israel's attacks on Iran, and that the two presidents had not ruled out reviving negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Russia and Iran are strategic and military allies.
Russia is Iran's main supplier of weaponry, while Israel is the biggest recipient of US military aid.
After Israel struck Iranian nuclear facilities this week, Trump appeared to imply that the strikes had been launched the day after a 60-day deadline for Iran to come to an agreement on its nuclear activities had passed, saying he had given Tehran "chance after chance."
Trump also urged Iran to "make a deal" before "there is nothing left" of the country, warning of more Israeli strikes to come that will be "even more brutal."
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