Reuters: Iran's supreme leader sends letter to Putin asking for help after US attack
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has sent a letter to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin asking for help after the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. This was reported to Reuters by an unnamed senior source.
on June 23, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Moscow. According to the source, it was through him that the Iranian Ayatollah handed over the letter to Putin.
Interlocutors in Iran said that so far Tehran is not impressed with Russia's support and wants Putin to do more to back it against Israel and the United States. However, they did not specify what kind of support Iran is asking Russia for .
The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Moscow on the evening of June 22. He is scheduled to meet with Putin to discuss "regional and international developments following the military aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran.", reports Times of Israel.
- On the night of June 13, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion. The IDF launched a "preemptive strike" against Iran's nuclear program facilities, to prevent Tehran from obtaining weapons of mass destruction.
- On the night of June 22, the United States attacked Iran's nuclear facilities from the air. According to Fox News and CNN, The United States could have used 30 Tomahawk missiles and five to six GBU-57 anti-bunker bombs.
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