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ayusco85:
Nothing will come out of that meeting. Putin can't risk another war, he is not done with the war in Ukraine

It was the war in Ukraine that made Putin lost Syria to rag tag rebels

Floky215:
The said and boasted that they chose war over negotiation and surrender, so they should face it..

There is little or nothing Putin can do now...Putin himself is already on check and greatly fixed.

First Iran never started this war, and don’t expect to hit any country and they will quiet, they will fight back against you, Russia on the other hand can’t be fixed like you said in your post, you don’t see how carefully US is shying away from confronting them? 👇👇👇

Na to go ask Putin the thing the Russians build and told them it cannot be destroyed, how come it's now destroyed.

ufotunang:
..but USA, Russia, china, France, north Korea even Israel have nuclear weapons but nobody is stopping them producing it the more... google it and check and get more information

boko harma and iswal or whatever where do you think they get weapon from.. They mostly get weapon from those Muslim countries like iran who are well know to sponsor terrorist all over the world. If Iran eventually have unclear weapon do you think they can give to those Islamic terrorists to nuck anywhere they wanted.for like 20yrs Saudi Arabia stop visa approval to Iranian for hajj, they just come to agreement few years ago. How many Muslim country have you see supporting Iran?.

Guy man is going to ask Putin to return the money they used to build the 300 feet below the earth nuclear sites and assured then nothing can penetrate it. That's were Iran was using to boasts.

Trump destroyed it like a toy.

Na their money him wan go collect back from Putin.

Sonnobax15:

If he likes ,he can go and meet Putin, . But the fact is that Iran must not be allowed to have an ordinary "FIREWORKS" site let alone a nuclear weapons site

Reason? At least provide a reason why you'd support this.

Dead on arrival. Russia has pulled out it personnel from Iran. Russia would not meddle in Israel matters. Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot in Tehran, Iran, on June 15, 2025. (Stringer / Getty Images)
Russia, Iran, israel, Energy, Nuclear safety, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear weapons, War, War analysis
Russia built and runs Iran’s only functional nuclear power plant, part of a longstanding atomic network that’s now in jeopardy

by Kollen Post
June 20, 2025 4:02 PM
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Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have alarmed none more than Russia, the country that first brought nuclear power to Iran in defiance of Western objections.

We’re “millimeters from catastrophe,” said Kremlin spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on June 18 in response to a bombing campaign that Israel launched against Iran on June 13.

Decades of conflict with the West have united Iran and Russia, despite a cultural gulf between the two nations that dwarfs the Caspian Sea that physically divides them.

Russia has spent the past decade backing Iran-aligned regimes and militia groups throughout the Middle East. Most famous is Bashar al-Assad, a longtime dictator in Syria, on whose behalf Russia began actively fighting against rebels back in 2015. Assad fell in December.


"We're dealing with the domino effects of those changes," Anna Borshchevskaya, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute focusing on Russia's policy toward the Middle East, told the Kyiv Independent.

"In my view, the Russians were not just mere opportunists. They weren't just hedging their bets. They weren't just watching on the sidelines. They were actively fueling chaos across the Middle East."

"Of course, they've (Iran and Russia) had such extensive nuclear cooperation because it was Russia that built the Bushehr nuclear reactor in the first place."

In addition to a broad sense of being at war with the West, nuclear energy is a rare concrete tie joining Russia and Iran, alongside the arms trade and a shared interest in dodging sanctions on fossil fuels. Strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are, for Russia, personal.


"Of course, they've had such extensive nuclear cooperation because it was Russia that built the Bushehr nuclear reactor in the first place," said Borshchevskaya.

Opened in 2007 and providing power by 2010, Bushehr is to date the only functioning nuclear power plant in Iran. Originally a project by German company Siemens, construction was on hold for decades following the toppling of the Shah in 1979. Built and maintained by Russia, it was the first nuclear reactor in the Middle East.

The Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen in a coastal village in Bushehr province, Iran, on April 29, 2024.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen in a coastal village in Bushehr province, Iran, on April 29, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on January 17, 2025.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)
On June 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had agreed with Israel as to the safety of the "over 200" specialists working at Bushehr on behalf of the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom.

The same day, Rosatom Head Aleksei Likhachov said at a conference in St. Petersburg that the agency had evacuated “tens” of their employees from Bushehr and were weighing a full evacuation, Russian news outlet Interfax reported.

Bushehr has yet to fall under Israeli strikes, at least in part because that would be a nuclear disaster.

The West stonewalled the Bushehr plant that Russia ultimately built out of concern that at least expertise, if not materials, would be redirected to Iranian nuclear weaponry. But Russia wanted a sale. Experts note that the uranium that Iran uses at its enrichment sites is separate from Bushehr, where Russia holds a monopoly.

But why Iran would pay Russia to build Bushehr and supply all of its uranium, as it does to this day, is an odd arrangement given that the oil and gas-rich Iran has little real need for nuclear energy.

"It is dubious to say that the reason why (Iran) did so is because they were absolutely desperate for having a nuclear power program. It is my belief that they did it to have a weapons program," Richard Nephew, a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s energy program and former U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy to Iran said to the Kyiv Independent.

Even U.S. President Donald Trump recently floated the idea of Russian President Vladimir Putin functioning as a mediator between Iran and Israel, which he subsequently backtracked.

Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear agency, announced the construction of another nuclear plant in Iran in 2019. And on June 9 of this year, news broke that Iran’s nuclear agency had inked a contract with Rosatom for eight more reactors, including four at Bashehr. On June 13, Israel’s strikes began.

Even without Israel attacking, experts were doubtful that Russia would build these new plants. Their announcement was, rather, a "symbolic" gesture of support.

"They want to show cooperation with Russia," said Erath. "The nuclear power sector is something that's important to the Russian government. It's one of the areas that they export that has high value, that the Russians still are exporting, profiting from, when the rest of their economy is in big trouble."

Antiislam1:
doffman tell this man to also meet with Muhammad n'iboji

Kid , Atomic bomb 💣 loading . E go clear . 🤺

You think na only israhell has monopoly of nuclear weapon right ?

Elusive001:
This war will usher in a period of rest for israel until the war of gog and magog.

Kindly describe the Gog and Magog war. I'd love to hear more.
.

I have said it here a countless times, that Israel will be hit by a world power and war would start, great war would start.

Mark My Words.

Bwanasaraw:
It was the war in Ukraine that made Putin lost Syria to rag tag rebels

Iran is naive. Russia is a Christian nation just like the US. Well for Israel, I don't know if I should call them Christians

Bigchris01:
First Iran never started this war, and don’t expect to hit any country and they will quiet, they will fight back against you, Russia on the other hand can’t be fixed like you said in your post, you don’t see how carefully US is shying away from confronting them? 👇👇👇

To say Iran didn't start this war sounds like you live in the moon. Aside sponsoring Hezbollah, Hamas, Hourtis and other terror group against Israel, Iran has sent more 200 barrage of missiles to Israel last two months which were mostly shutdown by US, UK and Jordan defense systems

WHAT I WILL ADVICE IRAN TO DO ARE;

1. REMAIN SILENT, DON'T RETALIATE AGAINST AMERICA AND NEVER MENTION YOUR INTENTIONS TO ANYONE. AMERICA AND THE WEST WANTED TO DESTROY YOUR NUCLEAR PROGRAM, THEY HAVE DONE IT, CASE CLOSE. ALL NEGOTIATIONS ARE OVER.

2. WITHDRAW FOR IAEA TREATY, THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO INSPECT, ALL NUCLEAR SITE HAS BEEN DESTROY.

3. CANCEL ALL BILATERAL AGREEMENT AND TREATIES WITH THE WEST AND LOCKED DOWN THE COUNTRY AWAY FROM THE WEST.
TRADE ONLY WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA, AS WELL AS OTHER GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRIES.

4. IMPEACHED THE CURRENT WESTERN LEANING GOVERNMENT AND BRING ON THE HARDLINERS GOVERNMENT WHO WILL GET THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM DONE.

5. PARTNER WITH CHINA AND MAYBE RUSSIA ON ADVANCE AIR DEFENSE AND MISSILES TECHNOLOGY, MAKE DEAL WITH CHINA FOR A TOTAL REBUILD OF YOUR AIRFORCE AND MILITARY ESPECIALLY YOUR SUBMARINE PROGRAM . HAVE IT IN MIND THAT YOU WILL BE READY TO FIGHT WITH AMERICA IN 5 YEARS TIME.

6. ENSURE TO HUNT DOWN VIGOROUSLY ALL WESTERN AND ISREALI SPY NETWORKS OPERATING WITHIN YOUR COUNTRY, ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU POSITION YOUR SPIES IN AMERICA, ISREAL AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES AWAITING FOR THE APPOINTED TIME.

7. AFTER SECURING YOUR COUNTRY FROM SPIES, PROCEED AND ENRICHED YOUR NUKE IN SILENCE AND SECRECY INSIDE A FORTIFIED UNDERGROUND LABORATORY, THIS SHOULD BE A TOP GOVERNMENT SECRET.

WHEN YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED DOING THIS, YOU CAN THEN CARRYOUT PUBLIC TESTING OF YOUR NUKE AND DECLARE YOURSELF A NUCLEAR POWER.

WITH POWERFUL AIR DEFENSES AND HYPERSONIC MISSILES, WITH SUBMARINES AND COMPETENT AIRFORCE ADD WITH NUKES, NOBODY NOT EVEN USA CAN PROVOKE OR ATTACK YOU

jayce232:
Exactly!
We all see how US & G7 have been openly declaring support for Israel & supplying them military equipment. But we are yet to see Russia or China issue any statement even after the bombing, not to talk of supplying equipment. People need to understand China & Russia will never jeopardize their economy or relationship with US for any country, unless it directly affects them.

When issue are being analysed based on facts and reality,Islamic terrorism apologists will always want to force their opinions on you and force you to always see things through their lens alone.
When it comes to Islamic terrorism the free world is far United than ever.
Have you ever wondered why we have 5 permanent members of the UN security Council, made up of America, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom in a world of 195 countries?
It simply means there is really no equality in this world but a WORLD ORDER.
One of their common grounds is the fight against Islamic terrorism,they don't always fight over every matter.
Ironically of all the 5 ,the most tolerating of Islam is actually the United States,France and the United Kingdom.

Godjone:
Waste of time. Puttin is even facing his own wahala you are crying to meet him

Let there be peace in the entire world... These are unnecessary war.

To what end really?!

Iran want to try see if they can negotiate with Russia to borrow them it Nuclear weapons to quickly use to blow up US and Israel..... 😂 😂 😂

This one just wan put himself for the list 🥹issorite o, we go de watch 🤭

Botragelad:
Source;
https://www.google.com/amp/s/unn.ua/en/amp/irans-foreign-minister-says-he-will-meet-putin-in-moscow-on-monday

JuanDeDios:
Kindly describe the Gog and Magog war. I'd love to hear more.
.

Read the Book of Ezekiel 38 & 39 to hear from the horse's mouth

baralatie:
Okay
O have no problems with iran meeting with the president of Russia
The question is will be Iran ask Russia to fight the us when Russia already has a war at hand with Ukraine
Remember that Russia employed fighters from all over its own friends on the fight against Ukraine o

. It is a fight against NATO plus Ukraine not just Ukraine. All the tanks , jets and even drones are supplied by NATO , the intelligence unit which is a vital part of the war is in the hands of NATO especially US and the UK. The war is only taking place on Ukraine's soil using Ukraine's foot soldiers.

adebowales:
I can bet you it’s for military assistance, not about surrendering, despite US heavily assisting isreal, till this morning, isreal is still being plummeted

I wonder where you lots get your news. Most likely from youtube propaganda sites..Aljazeera a pro Iranian news outlet does accept Iran is at its lowest, brought to its knees by Israel with its capability to fire ballistics greatly diminished in ten days of war ..

Iran is the lamb.
Israel is the wolf.
So choose wisely, because one day it'll be your turn.
And no one will be there to render even a frail help to extricate you from your predicament.

ufotunang:
..but USA, Russia, china, France, north Korea even Israel have nuclear weapons but nobody is stopping them producing it the more... google it and check and get more information

Yes..they all do but they don't go about shouting death to other countries nor do they threaten and boast of wiping another country from the map and sponsor terrorist organizations all over the World like Iran has been proven of doing 🤪🤪🤪🤪

Elusive001:
This war will usher in a period of rest for israel until the war of gog and magog.

Care to explain more for our understanding like a primary school student

AfonjaPriest:
Iran is the lamb.
Israel is the wolf.
So choose wisely, because one day it'll be your turn.
And no one will be there to render even a frail help to extricate you from your predicament.

Iran is the lamb bawo?🙆

I guess you were in outer space when Iran was threatening Israel and Chanting death to America at every given opportunity also I guess you don't also know that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the World.

I watched an interview were Bin Salman refered to the Ayatollah as Hitler,Incase you do not know Iran is the number one distabilizer of the Middle East and all other Arab countries knows (they are inwardly celebrating the clipping of their wings) but are just keeping up appearances because of their Islamic brotherhood and the shared hatred for the Jews...

Try threatening your local government chairman like Iran has been doing to Israel then come back here to give us feedback what happened to you😂😂😂😂

MatrixCircle:
Iran has been firing missiles at hospitals and residential areas in Israel since the war began and hasn't targeted even one military site in Israel.

Israel has been bombing military sites and nuclear sites in Iran . Oga which one do you justify.

Well
It's hard to feel sorry for Israel when they meted worse treatment to the Palestinians

Since this week alone, Israel has killed over 100 innocent kids (it's on tape btw so those demons can't deny) rushing to take aid food because they are starving due to the Israeli blockade

Not to talk of the 24 documented hospital strikes that Israel has done in Gaza that killed women and kids

My happiness is that in the history of mankind, NO APARTHEID STATE/GOVT has stood the test of time, and Israel case won't be different

One day there will be ramifications to deal with

Because u can't just be killing innocent people like cockroaches
Going to people homes and evicting them (like they are doing in the West Bank) and expect that all will be well and there will be no consequences

baralatie:
Okay
O have no problems with iran meeting with the president of Russia
The question is will be Iran ask Russia to fight the us when Russia already has a war at hand with Ukraine
Remember that Russia employed fighters from all over its own friends on the fight against Ukraine o

Putin even recruited and still recruiting People from Africa to fight Ukraine. Iran is seriously in soup

ayusco85:
Iran is naive. Russia is a Christian nation just like the US. Well for Israel, I don't know if I should call them Christians

You are right in your assertion that the US is a Christian country and that Russia is also a Christian country with a sizeable Russian Jewish population,so Russia won't be in a rush to side against Israel.

Israel is not a Christian country but have iron clad support and relationship with Christian countries just for the simple fact that Jesus was a Jew and also because of the shame that Christians feel for the persecution they have dealt against the Jew in times past so there is this determination to defend them from subsequent persecutions...