Not diplomacy, but an alliance of war: how Putin congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei and once again showed whose side Moscow is on
On March 9, 2026, the Kremlin published a congratulatory message to the new Supreme Leader of Iran — Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei. In the message, Putin not only wished success. He called the events surrounding Iran ‘armed aggression,’ expressed Moscow’s ‘steadfast support,’ and promised that Russia would remain a ‘reliable partner’ of the Islamic Republic. … Read more