Russia condemned the U.S.'s strikes against Iran, describing them as a "dangerous escalation" and a violation of international law.

Russia sees the Israel–Iran war as both a strategic distraction and a dangerous gamble, boosting oil profits and diverting Western focus from Ukraine, but risking nuclear chaos and regional upheaval.

In the wake of President Donald Trump's strike on Iran's nuclear sites, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that "a number of countries" are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear weapons.

Iran’s leaders are discovering they’re on their own against the U.S. and Israel, without the network of proxies and allies that allowed them to project power in the Middle East and beyond.

As well as retaliation against US troops, a president who styled himself as "peacemaker" could face party dissent.