WorldRussia pledges support to Iran amid war with US

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Moscow would continue supporting Iran and supplying it with “necessary goods” as Tehran fights the United States over the Strait of Hormuz. Putin made the pledge to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sept. 1 during a Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, whose participants also criticized “unilateral coercive measures” that could hurt the global economy.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★☆2026-09-02 08:53Original