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Vladimir Putin will not intervene in his ally Iran’s war with Israel, in order to appease Donald Trump, Moscow insiders have revealed.

They said that Putin did not want to provoke the US president, to avoid a tougher line from the White House on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Telegraph spoke to four current Russian officials and diplomats, as well as several retired officials. They all spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Kremlin had calculated that Mr Trump would not risk starting a war with Iran, they said, but was re-evaluating its appraisal of the mercurial, America First president after the US air strikes on the Islamic republic.

On Monday, Putin hosted Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, in Moscow two days after Mr Trump sent bomber planes to strike Iran’s three main nuclear sites.

The Russian president told Mr Araghchi in televised comments: “The absolutely unprovoked aggression against Iran has no basis and no justification.”

Putin may have condemned the US strikes when hosting the chief diplomat of a key ally in the war with Ukraine, but away from the cameras the Russians are far more cautious.

The bombing of Iran “broke the pattern of thinking in Moscow, where officials had assumed Trump wouldn’t so readily abandon his self-proclaimed image as a peacemaker”, a serving Russian diplomat told The Telegraph.

“For us, first Israel’s decisive strike on Iran and the US’s active involvement was a cold shower and a game changer. Now the situation looks dangerous to us,” said another envoy.

Putin would prefer to appease Mr Trump so his illegal war in Ukraine can continue, despite the two leaders ostensibly holding peace talks over the conflict.

One Russian diplomat told The Telegraph: “Some officials believe that if we stay flexible and avoid pressing the Iran issue too hard, we might get some relief from the United States on the Ukraine front.

“They hope the White House will understand, that there will be no serious new sanctions, and that Trump will tolerate the continuation of the special military operation as it is now.”

Another diplomat said: “Our relationship with the US is already complicated because of Ukraine, and there is already some frustration and irritation from Trump about our stance.”
Avoiding risk

“Adding a Middle East disagreement on top of that is seen as an excessive political risk we would rather avoid,” a different diplomat added.

It is unlikely that Putin would jeopardise his “romantic relationship” with Mr Trump for the sake of preserving ties with the ayatollahs, Arkady Dubnov, an independent Russian political analyst, said.

The war in Ukraine continues to drain Moscow’s military, economic, political and diplomatic resources, sharply limiting its capacity to act elsewhere, including in a conflict where it has significant economic stakes and in a region where it has historically wielded influence.

Since Mr Trump entered the White House, Russia has routinely offered itself as a mediator in talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, according to a government official familiar with foreign policy planning.

Before the recent escalation, Mr Trump had not rejected the idea outright. But he has since come out against it in strong terms.

Putin’s offer to mediate in the conflict between Israel and Iran was swiftly dismissed by both Israel, which has a large Russian-speaking community, and the United States.

Russia might have once acted as a guarantor, but today it lacks the leverage even to influence Tehran directly.

A former senior Kremlin official said: “Negotiating only works when you have something to bargain with. We can hardly influence Iran’s position right now. We simply do not have the tools.

“And if we are talking about surrender, what kind of terms can we possibly secure for that country?”

It is unlikely that Putin would jeopardise his “romantic relationship” with Mr Trump for the sake of preserving ties with the ayatollahs, Arkady Dubnov, an independent Russian political analyst, said

charistim:
President Putin is a wise and intelligent leader
The way American is fighting Iran illegally that is how Russia is fighting Ukraine too

Jovi10:
Lmao source from telegraph 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣 Putin had a meeting with Iran's minister yesterday and they said they would support Iran with anything they want . It is left for Iran to ask. Repeatedly they have said why they didn't interfere because Iran didn't ask for help because they were capable of dealing with Israel on their own which they did untill Israel ran to their big uncle for help.

One on one without any interference from Russia or USA , Iran go too beat Israel.

Adesina18111:
The truth behind this Isreal-iran war is simple... Israel was used by some of the European countries to drag Iran knowing Iran would retaliate. The main mission of the war is to assassinate some of Iran top military commanders and Nuclear scientists. And the job was done perfectly. If the Iran supreme leader was the main target, he would be dead by now. Iran cannot be trusted with Nuclear weapons. Even the Arabian neighbouring countries to Iran remained silent except Saudi Arabia who condemned the attack on Iran by USA...now Trump already called for cease of fire


MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Jovi10:
Lmao source from telegraph 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣 Putin had a meeting with Iran's minister yesterday and they said they would support Iran with anything they want . It is left for Iran to ask. Repeatedly they have said why they didn't interfere because Iran didn't ask for help because they were capable of dealing with Israel on their own which they did untill Israel ran to their big uncle for help.

One on one without any interference from Russia or USA , Iran go too beat Israel.

Jovi10:
Lmao source from telegraph 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣 Putin had a meeting with Iran's minister yesterday and they said they would support Iran with anything they want . It is left for Iran to ask. Repeatedly they have said why they didn't interfere because Iran didn't ask for help because they were capable of dealing with Israel on their own which they did untill Israel ran to their big uncle for help.

One on one without any interference from Russia or USA , Iran go too beat Israel.

uunwanaobong3:
EVEN TILL THE VERY LAST MOMENT OF THE CEASEFIRE, IRAN WAS STILL HITTING ISREAL INTO SUBMISSION. AND THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAPACITY TO HIT AMERICAN BASES ACROSS MIDDLE EAST.

ISREAL WAS BEGGING IRAN FOR CEASEFIRE THROUGH OMAN AND QATAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ISREAL HAS BEEN HIT BACK HARD IN THEIR VARIOUS WARS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST.

THE AIM OF THIS WAR WAS REGIME CHANGE AND IT HAS FAILED SPECTACULARLY, UP TILL NOW IRAN IS STILL FIRING MISSILES AT ISREAL.

IRAN CAN ABSORBED DEVASTATION FROM ISREAL, BECAUSE IRAN IS 20X THE SIZE OF ISREAL AND IRAN HAS EXPERIENCE WAR PREVIOUSLY WITH IRAQ, BUT ISREAL CAN NOT ABSORB DEVASTATION FROM IRAN AS IT IS A SMALL DENSED COUNTRY AND HAVE ALREADY DEPLETED THEIR AIR DEFENSES.

NEVER START WAR WITH A COUNTRY THAT YOU CAN'T WIN, ALWAYS DEPENDING ON AMERICA TO HELP YOU ALL THE TIME IS NOT A STRATEGY.
MIND YOU, IRAN DID NOT NEED THE HELP OF THEIR ALLIES RUSSIA AND CHINA TO REPEL ISREAL AND AMERICA, THEY FOUGHT THE WAR ALONE.

AS FOR THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND MISSILES STOCKPILE THE ISREAL SEEKS TO DESTROY, THE WHOLE OPERATIONS HAS FAILED. IRAN STILL MAINTAIN THEIR HUGE STOCKPILE OF MISSILES AND STILL HITTING ISREAL AS I TYPED THIS. THE ENRICHED URANIUM WAS EVACUATED INTO A SECRET SAFE LOCATION BEFORE AMERICA AND ISREAL ATTACK, IRAN HAS ALSO TERMINATE THEIR CONTRACT WITH IAEA MEANING IRAN CAN BUILD THEIR NUKES IN SECRECY WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF USA OR ISREAL. SO THE AIM OF THE WAR WAS NOT ACHIEVE.


IRAN WILL NOW GO BACK AND REBUILD A STRONGER DEFENSES AND DETERRENTS AND A STRONGER AXIS OF RESISTANCE.


ISREAL WENT INTO THIS WAR WITHOUT ADEQUATE PLANNING AND STRATEGY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACHIEVE ANYTHING.


IRANIAN REGIME IS STILL INTACT, THE SUPREME LEADER IS STILL ALIVE. THE FEW GENERALS AND SCIENTIST KILLED CAN BE REPLACED.
ISREAL CITIES HAS BEEN DESTROYED, ISREAL ECONOMY IS IN RUINS ALL BECAUSE OF A GENOCIDAL PRESIDENT.

nairalanda1:
More like Russia is playing it safe for now.

It does not have the resources for a two front war

Finally, as a german minister let slip....Israel is doing the dirty work for the rest of the world.

The fact is, as much as I want no nation to have nuclear weapon, it is kind of a fantasy to imagine that Iran can be stopped from having a nuke...same for Israel. Nuclear science is easily available, and anyone can use the knowledge to make a bomb.

Also, as strange as it may sound, I doubt that Iran would bomb Israel with a nuke. A nuclear explosion in the Israel area would not only kill millions of Israelis, it would also kill palestinians, and other arabs, and destroy Islam's thrid holiest site, and render the place uninhabitable. Today's nuke is far more powerful than the joke bombs US dropped on Japan,...that still eliminated hundreds of thousands of people...

uunwanaobong3:
EVEN TILL THE VERY LAST MOMENT OF THE CEASEFIRE, IRAN WAS STILL HITTING ISREAL INTO SUBMISSION. AND THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAPACITY TO HIT AMERICAN BASES ACROSS MIDDLE EAST.

ISREAL WAS BEGGING IRAN FOR CEASEFIRE THROUGH OMAN AND QATAR.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ISREAL HAS BEEN HIT BACK HARD IN THEIR VARIOUS WARS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST.

THE AIM OF THIS WAR WAS REGIME CHANGE AND IT HAS FAILED SPECTACULARLY, UP TILL NOW IRAN IS STILL FIRING MISSILES AT ISREAL.

IRAN CAN ABSORBED DEVASTATION FROM ISREAL, BECAUSE IRAN IS 20X THE SIZE OF ISREAL AND IRAN HAS EXPERIENCE WAR PREVIOUSLY WITH IRAQ, BUT ISREAL CAN NOT ABSORB DEVASTATION FROM IRAN AS IT IS A SMALL DENSED COUNTRY AND HAVE ALREADY DEPLETED THEIR AIR DEFENSES.

NEVER START WAR WITH A COUNTRY THAT YOU CAN'T WIN, ALWAYS DEPENDING ON AMERICA TO HELP YOU ALL THE TIME IS NOT A STRATEGY.
MIND YOU, IRAN DID NOT NEED THE HELP OF THEIR ALLIES RUSSIA AND CHINA TO REPEL ISREAL AND AMERICA, THEY FOUGHT THE WAR ALONE.

AS FOR THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND MISSILES STOCKPILE THE ISREAL SEEKS TO DESTROY, THE WHOLE OPERATIONS HAS FAILED. IRAN STILL MAINTAIN THEIR HUGE STOCKPILE OF MISSILES AND STILL HITTING ISREAL AS I TYPED THIS. THE ENRICHED URANIUM WAS EVACUATED INTO A SECRET SAFE LOCATION BEFORE AMERICA AND ISREAL ATTACK, IRAN HAS ALSO TERMINATE THEIR CONTRACT WITH IAEA MEANING IRAN CAN BUILD THEIR NUKES IN SECRECY WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF USA OR ISREAL. SO THE AIM OF THE WAR WAS NOT ACHIEVE.


IRAN WILL NOW GO BACK AND REBUILD A STRONGER DEFENSES AND DETERRENTS AND A STRONGER AXIS OF RESISTANCE.


ISREAL WENT INTO THIS WAR WITHOUT ADEQUATE PLANNING AND STRATEGY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACHIEVE ANYTHING.


IRANIAN REGIME IS STILL INTACT, THE SUPREME LEADER IS STILL ALIVE. THE FEW GENERALS AND SCIENTIST KILLED CAN BE REPLACED.
ISREAL CITIES HAS BEEN DESTROYED, ISREAL ECONOMY IS IN RUINS ALL BECAUSE OF A GENOCIDAL PRESIDENT.