Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy.

Moscow presents itself as Tehran's ally, but its real ambition may be to turn Middle East chaos into a global diplomatic windfall.

While much of the world's gaze is fixed on the escalating Iran-Israel crisis, it would be dangerously naïve to assume that the war in Ukraine is winding down. Quite the opposite, in fact. Beneath the radar of global headlines,

As Israel escalates strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, fears grow that the conflict could spill over into a global war. With the US cautious, Russia posturing, and regional powers on edge, the Israel-Iran clash has sparked heated debate over whether World War III has begun.

President Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said.

In a dramatic one-hour phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, the Ukraine war, and the future of nuclear negotiations.

Israel is reluctant to accept Russia's mediation in its war with Iran, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on June 17, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. "At the moment, we see reluctance — at least on Israel’s part — to resort to mediation or pursue a peaceful resolution,

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 3,