INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin is struggling to respond to the Israel-Iran conflict after it failed to anticipate the outbreak of hostilities, leaving it
intervene.The Moscow Times spoke to individuals in the Russian government and close to the Kremlin for this story
All of them spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.Israel launched a wave of air strikes on its arch-rival
The ensuing air war between the two countries, now entering its second week, has killed hundreds of people, including senior members of
[Israel] took the Golan Heights
months ago, and despite Tehran supplying drones to Russia during the invasion of Ukraine, Putin refrained from commenting for several
days.This silence comes even as Moscow and Tehran have expanded their economic cooperation through projects like the North-South Transport
influence the situation, it would have acted decisively, as it did in 2015, when Russian airpower helped turn the tide of war in Syria and
Kremlin has less tools at its disposal to achieve its goals in the region.Even the recent strategic partnership agreement with Tehran
transferring S-400 systems, would be extremely difficult
billows in the distance from an oil refinery following an Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran.Atta Kenare / AFPSo, too, does Russia
senior Kremlin official said
Netanyahu no longer listens to our president
shape the outcome of the conflict
For Moscow, the top priority is making sure the U.S
does not get directly involved.At the same time, Moscow is treading carefully to avoid alienating Trump, hoping he will continue turning a
advocating for a peaceful solution
