Putin says aggression against Iran is ‘groundless’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in talks in Moscow that aggression against Iran was groundless, reports Aljazeera.

Putin made the comments at the start of Kremlin talks and said Russia is ready to help the Iranian people.

Meanwhile, Araghchi thanked Putin for condemning the US strikes on Iran, telling him Russia stood on “the right side of history”.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian asked him to convey their best wishes to Putin, he added._Agencies.