politics
March 3, 2026
Putin tells Bahrain's king ready to help stabilize Middle East situation
The current development of events "also threatens the security of many Arab states, with which Russia maintains friendly relations," according to the Russian side
TL;DR
- Russia has expressed readiness to use all opportunities to stabilize the Middle East situation.
- This statement was made by President Vladimir Putin in a call with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isai Al Khalifa.
- The context for the discussion was a US-Israeli attack on Iran launched on February 28.
- The attack involved strikes on major Iranian cities and resulted in the deaths of Iran's supreme leader and other senior figures.
- The US cited alleged missile and nuclear threats from Iran as justification for the attack.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced retaliatory operations targeting sites in Israel.
- US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also targeted.
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