Putin: Mideast escalation moving world closer to great danger
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that the involvement of powers from outside the Middle East region in the Israel-Iran conflict has been pushing the world towards grave danger.
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:52 | 23 June 2025
- Modified Date: 05:00 | 23 June 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the involvement of powers from outside the Middle East in the conflict with Iran was moving the world towards great danger.
Earlier Putin hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow and told him that there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people.
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