In his first official comment following the American-Israeli attacks on Iran and the subsequent retaliatory strikes, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the targeted killing of Iran’s supreme leader as a “cynical murder,” Russia’s state news agency TASS reports.
The Russian leader characterized the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a killing that violated “all norms of human morality and international law,” according to TASS, as reported by CNN.
Putin said that Khamenei will be remembered in Russia as an “outstanding statesman.”
Moscow and Tehran have long been key allies, with Iran providing Russia military support, including drones and ballistic missiles, and assisting Moscow in building a drone production factory amid its war in Ukraine.
Putin’s comment comes after the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday condemned the American and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling them a “reckless move” and an “unprovoked act of armed aggression.”
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