Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “cynical murder,” blaming the United States and Israel. He expressed condolences to Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family as a “cynical murder” that violated human morality and international law, expressing condolences to Iran’s leadership.
Putin slammed the United States and Israel for their military operation in Iran. On Sunday, the Kremlin published a letter that Putin sent to Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in which the Russian leader expressed his deepest condolences for the assassination of Khamenei.
“Please accept my deep condolences in connection with the murder of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Syed Ali Khamenei, and members of his family, committed in cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law,” Putin says in a note to Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.
Putin also clarified that Khanemei will be remembered as an outstanding statesman who made an enormous personal contribution to the development of friendly Russian-Iranian relations.
Russia on Saturday condemned the strikes on Iran as a “dangerous adventure” that could spark “catastrophe” in the region.
Tehran and Russia have been sharing deep ties and it stood as one Russia’s closest allies throughout Moscow’s Ukraine conflict and the Kremlin had earlier called for restraint in the run-up to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
In 2025, Kremlin and Iran also signed a strategic treaty aimed at strengthening ties
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