Dushanbe (Tajikistan) ~ Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed on Thursday that Israeli authorities have asked Moscow to deliver a message to Tehran indicating that Israel does not seek further confrontation and aims to ease regional tensions.

Speaking at the Central Asia-Russia summit, Putin said, “We continue confidence-based contacts with Israel and receive signals from Israeli leadership asking that this be conveyed to our Iranian friends that Israel intends — and is determined — to further resolve the issue, and is not interested in any form of confrontation.”

The appeal appears set against a backdrop of strengthened Iran-Russia strategic cooperation and Tehran’s rapid recovery following a 12-day conflict with Israel in June. The hostilities, triggered after Israel launched stri

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