Amid the escalating U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made an unannounced trip to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin. In a blunt statement, Putin condemned the attacks, calling them “aggression with no basis or justification.” The meeting signals a tightening Tehran-Moscow front and raises fresh questions about how the crisis could widen if Russia throws its weight behind Iran diplomatically—or even militarily.
