The joint interview with the leaders of the international news agencies in Russia on June 18 raised many questions related to the Israel-Iran tensions.
When asked about his reaction if the US supports Israel in assassinating the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah, President Putin initially refused, stating that he did not want to discuss this matter.
However, he later acknowledged hearing those statements and continued to avoid discussing the issue directly.
“We see that today in Iran, despite the complexity of the internal political processes, there is a rallying of society around the political leadership of Iran,” the
