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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Russia remains strategically aligned with Iran, despite online claims the Kremlin withdrew support
Claim: Russia publicly withdrew support from Iran in June 2025 amid the Iran-Israel conflict. Rating: As the Iran-Israel conflict continued in June 2025, claims that Iran's historic ally Russia withdrew support for the Islamic republic spread online. One X post (archived), which had more than 6.1 million views as of this writing, pointed to the news outlet Bloomberg as the source of the claim. It read: "BREAKING: Russia has withdrawn support for the Islamic Republic — Bloomberg." (X user @MahyarTousi) Many users in the comments questioned the validity of the statement, while others appeared to believe the claim and linked to the apparent Bloomberg article in question, implying it provided proof that Russia had withdrawn support for Iran. We reached out to Bloomberg seeking comment on the claim, and we will update this story if we receive a response. The article (archived) did not explicitly confirm that Russia has withdrawn its support for Iran. The claim that Russia ceased to be allies with Iran was inaccurate; in reality, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned Israeli actions (archived) against Iran in a June 2025 phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He also offered to serve in a mediation role between Iran and Israel, and remains strategically aligned with Iran. Certain portions of the article — which largely explored the geopolitical relationships between Iran, Israel, the U.S. and Russia, amid its war in Ukraine — may have led readers to conclude that Russia had less interest in an alliance with Iran, but the claim that Russia severed ties with Iran is an unfounded assumption. For example, one section read: "For Russia, Israel's attack on Iran could be as much of a geopolitical jackpot as the election of Donald Trump," said Ruslan Pukhov, a Moscow-based defense expert. "The sheer aggressiveness of Israel's strikes will weaken the West's moral case against Russia, while a war with Iran will likely raise oil prices — dashing hopes of cutting Moscow's vital war revenues." A new Middle East war would divert global attention from Russia's actions in Ukraine and likely trigger a shift in US military support from Kyiv to aiding Israel, according to Pukhov. In April 2025, Russia ratified a 20-year strategic partnership treaty with Iran that solidified the two nations' alliance but stopped short of a full military alliance. "The signing of the treaty does not mean the establishment of a military alliance with Iran or mutual military assistance," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said in an address to the State Duma at the time, according to The Moscow Times (archived). In sum, there is no Bloomberg article that explicitly claimed Russia had ceased its alliance with Iran. In reality, Russia's role in the Middle East's geopolitics is more nuanced, with Putin offering to serve in a mediation role while maintaining a strategic alliance with Iran. Bloomberg News. Russia Fears for Ally Iran With Few Tools to Influence Crisis. 17 June 2025, Garvey, Ned. 'A Strategic Partnership, Not a Military Alliance: Russia's Role in the Israel-Iran Conflict'. The Moscow Times, 16 June 2025, Reuters. 'Putin and Erdogan Condemn Israeli Actions against Iran in Phone Call, Kremlin Says'. Reuters, 16 June 2025, Times, The Moscow. 'State Duma Ratifies Strategic Partnership Treaty With Iran'. The Moscow Times, 8 Apr. 2025,
Asharq Al-Awsat
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Putin Tells Iranian FM There Was no Justification for US Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the US bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people. Putin hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow two days after US President Donald Trump sent US bomber planes to strike Iran's three main nuclear sites. "The absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran has no basis and no justification," Putin told Araghchi 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." Araghchi told Putin that Iran was conducting legitimate self-defense, and thanked Russia for condemning the US actions. He conveyed best wishes to Putin from Iran's supreme leader and president. "Russia is today on the right side of history and international law," said Araghchi. It was unclear, however, what Russia might do to support Iran, an important ally with which Putin signed a strategic cooperation treaty in January. That agreement did not include a mutual defense clause. Before Saturday's US strikes, Moscow had warned that US military intervention could destabilize the entire region and plunge it into the "abyss". Asked what Russia was ready to do to help Tehran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It all depends on what Iran needs". He said the fact that Moscow had offered to mediate in the crisis was itself a form of support. Peskov condemned the US attacks. "An increase in the number of participants in this conflict is happening - or rather, has happened. A new spiral of escalation of tension in the region," Peskov told reporters. "And, of course, we condemn this and express regret in this regard, deep regret. In addition, of course, it remains to be seen what happened to (Iran's) nuclear facilities, whether there is a radiation hazard." Peskov said Trump had not told Putin in detail about the planned strikes in advance. "There was no detailed information. The topic of Iran itself was repeatedly discussed by the presidents during their most recent conversations, certain proposals were voiced by Russia, but there was no direct detailed information about this," he said.
CNA
11 hours ago
- Politics
- CNA
Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was no justification for US attack
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's foreign minister on Monday (Jun 23) there was no justification for the US bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people. Putin hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow two days after US President Donald Trump sent US bomber planes to strike Iran's three main nuclear sites. "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." Araqchi told Putin that Iran was conducting legitimate self-defence, and thanked Russia for condemning the US actions. He conveyed best wishes to Putin from Iran's supreme leader and president. "Russia is today on the right side of history and international law," said Araqchi. It was unclear, however, what Russia might do to support Iran, an important ally with which Putin signed a strategic cooperation treaty in January. That agreement did not include a mutual defence clause. Before Saturday's US strikes, Moscow had warned that US military intervention could destabilise the entire region and plunge it into the "abyss". Asked what Russia was ready to do to help Tehran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It all depends on what Iran needs." He said the fact that Moscow had offered to mediate in the crisis was itself a form of support. Peskov condemned the US attacks. "An increase in the number of participants in this conflict is happening - or rather, has happened. A new spiral of escalation of tension in the region," Peskov told reporters. "And, of course, we condemn this and express regret in this regard, deep regret. In addition, of course, it remains to be seen what happened to (Iran's) nuclear facilities, whether there is a radiation hazard." Peskov said Trump had not told Putin in detail about the planned strikes in advance.
Reuters
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was no justification for US attack
MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people. Putin hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow two days after U.S. President Donald Trump sent U.S. bomber planes to strike Iran's three main nuclear sites. "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." Araqchi told Putin that Iran was conducting legitimate self-defence, and thanked Russia for condemning the U.S. actions. He conveyed best wishes to Putin from Iran's supreme leader and president. "Russia is today on the right side of history and international law," said Araqchi. It was unclear, however, what Russia might do to support Iran, an important ally with which Putin signed a strategic cooperation treaty in January. That agreement did not include a mutual defence clause. Before Saturday's U.S. strikes, Moscow had warned that U.S. military intervention could destabilise the entire region and plunge it into the "abyss". Asked what Russia was ready to do to help Tehran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "It all depends on what Iran needs". He said the fact that Moscow had offered to mediate in the crisis was itself a form of support. Peskov condemned the U.S. attacks. "An increase in the number of participants in this conflict is happening - or rather, has happened. A new spiral of escalation of tension in the region," Peskov told reporters. "And, of course, we condemn this and express regret in this regard, deep regret. In addition, of course, it remains to be seen what happened to (Iran's) nuclear facilities, whether there is a radiation hazard." Peskov said Trump had not told Putin in detail about the planned strikes in advance. "There was no detailed information. The topic of Iran itself was repeatedly discussed by the presidents during their most recent conversations, certain proposals were voiced by Russia, but there was no direct detailed information about this," he said.
