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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Raisi tells Putin that Iran does not want an escalation, says Kremlin
File - Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during their meeting in the Kremlin on December 7, 2023, in Moscow. (Sergei Bobylyov/Pool/AFP)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi tells Vladimir Putin by telephone that Tehran’s strikes on Israel were limited and that the Islamic Republic is not interested in escalating, the Kremlin says.
Putin expresses hope that all sides will show reasonable restraint and so prevent a fall towards a confrontation that could have “catastrophic consequences for the entire region,” the Kremlin says.
