The Israeli state “Kan“ reported that Israel and Russia are secretly maintaining contacts on issues related to resolving conflict situations in the Jewish state's relations with Iran and Syria.
According to media reports, these are “high-level diplomatic talks“ that began after the end of Israel's military campaign against Iran, which lasted from June 13 to 24.
The stated goal of this operation was to destroy the Islamic Republic's missile and nuclear programs. Tehran responded with missile attacks on Israeli territory. On the night of June 22, the United States entered the conflict by attacking three nuclear sites in Iran. In response, on June 23, the Islamic Republic launched a missile attack on the largest US air base in the Middle East, Al-Udeid in Qatar, and on June 24, Washington announced a ceasefire between the countries.
As noted by “Khan“, the dialogue began “about a week“ after the end of the campaign and in light of Moscow's signals of its readiness to “act as a mediator“ between Iran and Israel. The television and radio company emphasizes that “Moscow did not arm Tehran“ during the 12-day conflict. In addition, the Israeli side maintains contacts with Russia “in connection with efforts to achieve a political solution“ regarding Syria, “Khan“ claims.
At the same time, Israel is seeking diplomatic guarantees regarding Iran and in dialogue with the United States, the media outlet notes. This issue is expected to be one of the topics of conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington, scheduled for next week, reports Kahn.
On June 13, immediately after the start of the 12-day exchange of blows between Israel and Iran, the Kremlin press service reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed Moscow's readiness to provide mediation services in the situation of the Israeli-Iranian conflict. On the same day, the Kremlin reported on Putin's conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, after which it was stated that Russia would continue close contacts with both Iran and Israel in order to avoid harmful consequences of their conflict for the entire Middle East.
On June 20, Putin emphasized that Russia does not seek to mediate in the conflict between Iran and Israel, but "offers its ideas" for resolving the crisis. According to him, Russia will be satisfied only if these ideas "seem attractive to both sides". He noted that he sees possible common ground for Iran and Israel.