Two days after a botched mutiny in Russia, the Kremlin declared in a statement on Monday that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had given Vladimir Putin “his full support” during a phone call.
Iranian President Gives Support to Putin in Call: The Russian leadership has the complete support of the Iranian president in relation to the events of June 24, according to a statement from the Kremlin.
Following their phone conversation, Mohammad Jamshidi, the political deputy of the Iranian president, tweeted that “the Islamic Republic of Iran supports Russian sovereignty.”
The Iranian official claimed that “President Putin explained the events related to the failed mutiny and insisted that such incidents cannot affect Russian sovereignty.”
Nasser Kanani, the spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry, maintained on Monday that Tehran “does not support any side in the war in Ukraine,” despite American accusations that Tehran supplied drones to Moscow and assisted in the establishment of a factory to produce them, both of which Tehran rejects.
However, Another press release from the Russian president claims that The Putin also received “support” in the morning from the emir of Qatar.