Putin pledges Russia’s support to end US-led war on Iran

The Russian and Iranian presidents met in Turkmenistan ahead of regional summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Turkmenistan [Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik/Handout/Kremlin via AP Photo]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Russia will “do everything” to help end the United States-led war on Iran, Russian news agencies reported.

The two leaders met in Turkmenistan on Thursday ahead of the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a group of former Soviet nations.

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“You know our position. On our part, we are ready to do everything we can to help you resolve this situation,” Interfax news agency said Putin told Pezeshkian.

“We know that Iran is making real efforts to end the conflict, which broke out through no fault of its own, no fault of Iran’s,” Putin said, according to Russian media.

Putin also noted what he called a “positive evolution” in Iran-Russia relations.

In a call on Wednesday, Putin told Pezeshkian that Moscow is prepared to mediate efforts to end the war in the Middle East, Iran’s IRNA news agency reported.

Putin and Pezeshkian also met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan last month.

Strategic partnership

The two countries, which are under heavy Western sanctions, have reinforced diplomatic and military ties.

Last year, Moscow and Tehran signed a “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” that covers areas from trade and military cooperation to science, culture and education.

Ukraine and Western countries have accused Iran of supplying Russia with Shahed drones and short-range missiles for use in the Ukraine war. Russia has also been accused of supplying data to Iran for its attacks on US targets in the Middle East.

The meeting came as Iran-US talks stand at an apparent impasse.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US will not launch an attack on Iran before the November 3 US midterm congressional elections, saying the two countries are ‌‌holding “productive” talks about ending the ongoing war.

Diplomatic efforts to resolve Russia’s offensive in Ukraine also appear deadlocked, even as both sides intensify attacks.

俄罗斯和伊朗总统在地区峰会前夕于土库曼斯坦举行了会晤。

俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京（右）和伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基扬在土库曼斯坦举行的独联体峰会间隙合影。[谢尔盖·博比列夫/卫星通讯社/克里姆林宫提供/美联社照片]

据俄罗斯新闻机构报道，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京告诉伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基扬，俄罗斯将“竭尽全力”帮助结束美国领导的对伊朗的战争。

周四，两位领导人在土库曼斯坦举行会晤，为即将召开的独联体峰会做准备。独联体是由前苏联国家组成的集团。

列表 1/3 “新策略”：俄罗斯扩大对乌克兰交通系统的致命袭击

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列表 3/3：至少 81 架美国飞机在伊朗战争中损失或受损，价值高达 33 亿美元

据国际文传电讯社报道，普京告诉佩泽什基扬：“你知道我们的立场。我们愿意尽一切努力帮助你解决这个问题。”

据俄罗斯媒体报道，普京表示：“我们知道伊朗正在为结束这场冲突做出真正的努力，这场冲突的爆发并非伊朗自身的过错。”

普京还指出，伊朗与俄罗斯的关系出现了他所谓的“积极发展”。

据伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社（IRNA）报道，普京周三在与佩泽什基扬的通话中表示，莫斯科准备斡旋结束中东战争的努力。

上个月，普京和佩泽什基扬在吉尔吉斯斯坦举行的上海合作组织峰会期间也举行了会晤。

战略伙伴关系

这两个受到西方严厉制裁的国家加强了外交和军事联系。

去年，莫斯科和德黑兰签署了一项“全面战略伙伴关系条约”，涵盖贸易和军事合作、科学、文化和教育等领域。

乌克兰和西方国家指责伊朗向俄罗斯提供“沙赫德”无人机和短程导弹，用于乌克兰战争。俄罗斯也被指控向伊朗提供数据，用于其对美国在中东的目标发动袭击。

此次会晤正值伊朗与美国之间的谈判陷入僵局之际。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四表示，美国不会在11月3日美国中期国会选举前对伊朗发动攻击，并称两国正在就结束这场持续不断的战争进行“富有成效的”会谈。

尽管双方都在加大攻势，但为解决俄罗斯在乌克兰的攻势而进行的外交努力似乎也陷入了僵局。