Putin pledges Russia’s support to end US-led war on Iran

The Russian and Iranian presidents met in Turkmenistan ahead of regional summit.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Russia will “do everything” to help end the United States-led war on Iran, Russian news agencies reported.The two leaders met in Turkmenistan on Thursday ahead of the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a group of former Soviet nations.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘New tactic’: Russia expands deadly attacks on Ukraine’s transport systemlist 2 of 3What were Trump operatives doing for pro-Russian politician Dodik in Bosnia?list 3 of 3At least 81 US aircraft worth up to $3.3bn lost or damaged in Iran warend of list“You know our position. On our part, we are ready to do everything we can to help you resolve this situation,” Interfax news agency said Putin told Pezeshkian.“We know that Iran is making real efforts to end the conflict, which broke out through no fault of its own, no fault of Iran’s,” Putin said, according to Russian media.Putin also noted what he called a “positive evolution” in Iran-Russia relations.In a call on Wednesday, Putin told Pezeshkian tha...