Putin says Iran not seeking Russian military support – Middle East Monitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Thursday that Iran is not seeking military support from Moscow despite escalating tensions with Israel, downplaying the possibility of a military alliance between the two countries, Anadolu reports.

“Iran is not asking us for any military assistance,” Putin said during a meeting with international news agency executives in St. Petersburg.

“Even when we offered to jointly develop air defense systems in the past,…