Putin Speaks to Netanyahu And Iran’s President As Anti-Khamenei Protests Shake The Region

the need to intensify political and diplomatic efforts to ensure stability and security in the Middle East.

The calls come as Iran faces massive nationwide protests against the government and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggered by record inflation and a collapsing currency, and later expanding into widespread political unrest across more than 280 locations. Iranian authorities have responded with a sweeping crackdown, cutting the country off from the outside world and using force that activists say has killed over 3,400 people.

This video explains why Putin stepped in diplomatically, what Russia is signalling to Israel and Iran, how Tehran’s rhetoric has hardened as protests grew, and how the possibility of US retaliation continues to loom over an already volatile region.