Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, in Moscow and lambasted the US missile and bomb strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
In the wake of the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Iranian diplomat Abbas Araqchi stated, “Russia is today on the right side of history and international law.” His remarks came as Tehran aligned itself more closely with Moscow following the escalation.
The Russian president said there was no justification for the US bombing of Iran and that Moscow was committed to helping the Iranian people.
Putin told Abbas Araqchi in televised comments that the US aggression was unprovoked. “The absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran has no basis and no justification,” he said.
“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,” he added.
Araqchi told Putin that Iran was conducting legitimate self-defence. He thanked Russia for condemning the US actions. He added that Russia is on the right side of history.
