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19:48Now PlayingWhile the US bombs Iran, the Kremlin will see immediate advantages for Russia.
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Vladimir Putin expressed “deep condolences” to the people of Iran over the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by US and Israeli forces.
The Russian president – currently leading his own brutal and illegal war in Ukraine – condemned what he called Khamenei’s “assassination” as a “cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law”.
Russia and Iran are long-term “strategic partners”. They signed a new treaty in January last year.
But while Putin offers consoling words to Iran, the Kremlin will undoubtedly have eyes on the potential benefits to them of a US-Israel war on Russia’s ally.
So, is Trump’s war in Iran playing into Russia’s hands?
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