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Putin says 'unprovoked aggression' on Tehran 'unjustified'

Mon Jun 23, 2025 03:59 PM
Last update on: Mon Jun 23, 2025 04:44 PM

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Mon Jun 23, 2025 03:59 PM Last update on: Mon Jun 23, 2025 04:44 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during а meeting of the Federal Assembly's Council of Legislators in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 28, 2025. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed strikes on Tehran as "unprovoked aggression" and said Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people as he hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow.

"This is an absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran," Putin told Araghchi, calling the strikes "unjustified" and adding that Russia was "making efforts to provide assistance to the Iranian people."