Putin Urges Iran’s Raisi to Avoid ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict
- Russian president calls for ‘reasonable restraint’ in region
- Raisi expressed no interest in escalation, Kremlin said
Vladimir Putin and Ebrahim Raisi in 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of the risk of a “catastrophic” escalation in the Middle East as he urged restraint in a phone call with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi.
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