Israel asked me to tell Iran it does not seek escalation – Middle East Monitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Israel had asked him to convey a message to Iran, stating that Tel Aviv was not interested in escalating tensions with Tehran.

During his visit to Tajikistan, Putin told the Russian news agency TASS: “We continue to maintain trusting contacts with Israel and receive signals from the Israeli leadership asking to convey to our Iranian friends that Israel is committed to a further settlement and is not…