Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, continued to push for a political solution to the Iran-Israel conflict while speaking with international journalists. He declined to comment on the rumor that Israel or the United States might assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“If you’ll allow, I hope this response to your question will be the most accurate. I’m not even interested in bringing up this possibility. On Thursday, he responded to questions about Khamenei from the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum’s sidelines. “I don’t want to,” he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week stated that the conflict could lead to an Iranian regime change, where senior military figures and top nuclear scientists have been the targets of Israeli attacks.
According to an Iranian human rights organization based in the US, at least 585 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, 239 of which are civilians.
Donald Trump, the president of the US, previously claimed that Washington was aware of Khamenei’s location. He stated that the US would not proceed with its current plan, but that he has not excluded the possibility that the US might support Israel’s attack on Iran.
Putin asserted that Iranian society is still united behind its government despite Netanyahu’s threats.
“We observe that there is a consolidation of society around the country’s political leadership,” he said, “with all the complexity of the internal political processes taking place there.”
Russia’s leader has made an appearance in recent days as a potential mediator, despite world leaders like Trump rejecting his claims due to Moscow’s close ties with Tehran.
Putin has vowed to continue pushing for a peaceful resolution despite the obstacles, calling for an end to Iran’s “peaceful nuclear activities” and Israel’s “interests from the perspective of the Jewish state’s unwavering security.”
“This is a delicate issue, and we need to be very careful here, of course,” he said. “But in my opinion, a solution can be found,” he said.
Russia has not yet signed a strategic partnership with Iran, he claimed, despite continuing to support its nuclear program. Israel claims Iran intends to build a nuclear weapon despite the fact that Tehran has consistently denied requests for a bomb in the past and claims that this program is intended for civilian use.
Putin claimed that despite recent Israeli airstrikes, Tehran’s nuclear program is still unexploited.
There are these underground factories, according to Putin, and nothing has ever happened to them.
Source: Aljazeera
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