Middle East War Threatens to Spread, Putin Allies Hold Talks in Iran

A longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders, including the president and top security officials, as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader. Russia has condemned the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Iran last week, and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could plunge the Middle East into a wider regional war. In the broadcast of Russian television stations StarSergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's security council, was seen meeting with Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who also serves as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. Shoigu, who was Russia's defense minister before being moved to the security council in May, will also meet President Masoud Pezeshkian, Zvezda said. “In Tehran, the secretary of the Russian Security Council is scheduled to meet with the president, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the chief of the General Staff,” according to Zvezda TV. Although Putin has not commented publicly on the recent escalation in Middle East tensions, senior Russian officials have said …

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