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Putin and Netanyahu discuss Iran by phone, Kremlin says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin cut a ribbon to unveil the Memorial Candle monument in Jerusalem on January 23, 2020 to commemorate the people of Leningrad during the Second World War Nazi siege on the city. (Amit SHABI / POOL / AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in the Middle East and Iran by phone today, the Kremlin says.
Putin offered Russia’s help in mediating with regard to Iran, and told the Israeli leader he was “in favor of intensifying political and diplomatic efforts to ensure stability and security in the region,” the Kremlin added.
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