Russia is ready to use all opportunities to stabilize the situation in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with the King of Bahrain - Hamad bin Isai Al Khalifa, TASS reports.
The current development of events "also threatens the security of many Arab countries with which Russia maintains friendly relations", the Russian president added.
"Given all this, Vladimir Putin confirmed the readiness of the Russian side to use all available opportunities to actively contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region," the Kremlin press service wrote.
The United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran on February 28. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, were hit. The White House justified the attack by citing alleged missile and nuclear threats from Iran. At the same time, the US leadership openly called on the Iranian population to rise up against their government and seize power.
The strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several other senior figures in the Islamic Republic's leadership. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a retaliatory operation targeting targets in Israel. US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also hit.