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Regime change in Tehran? Putin: Iran consolidates around its leaders

When asked if he agrees with Israeli statements regarding a possible regime change in Tehran, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded on Thursday by saying that Iranian society is consolidating around the Islamic Republic’s leadership.

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As residents of Iran's Capital city began to leave the city after the sixth day of Israel's airstrike, many wondered if the U.S. was going to join Israel in its bombardment of Iranian missile and nuclear sites.

Putin said that all sides must find ways to end the hostilities so as to ensure both Iran's rights to nuclear power for peaceful purposes and Israel's unconditional security.

When asked about Benjamin Netanyahu's comments,

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Putin stated that the military strikes by Israel and the demands of Donald Trump for Iran to surrender unconditionally could have led to the situation in Iran. He also said it was important to consider the goal before initiating any action.

Putin, speaking to senior editors of a news agency in St Petersburg in northern Russia, said: "We can see today that in Iran with all of the complex internal political processes going on...there is a consolidating of society around the political leadership of the country."

Putin claimed to have personally spoken with Trump and Netanyahu and conveyed Moscow’s ideas for resolving this conflict.

He claimed that Iran's underground uranium-enrichment facilities are still intact.

"These underground factories exist, and nothing has happened," Putin said. He added that all parties should work towards a solution that protects the interests of Iran as well as Israel.

Putin said: "It would seem to me to be appropriate for everyone to seek ways to end hostilities, and to find ways for the parties in this conflict to reach an agreement," In my opinion, a general solution to this conflict can be found.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov

On Wednesday

Moscow told the United States to refrain from attacking Iran, as it would destabilise Middle East in a radical way.

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman also warned that Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities could trigger a nuclear disaster. (Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin in St Petersburg, Russia; Anastasia Lyrchikova, Dmitry Antonov and Darya Korsunskaya, in London, and Guy Faulconbridge/Andrew Osborn in Moscow)

(source: Reuters)