Putin Pledges Military Assistance to Iran at SCO Summit in Bishkek
During the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to pledge Moscow's "necessary assistance" in Tehran's conflict with the United States. The meeting underscores a deepening strategic alignment between the two nations as they face parallel Western sanctions. Concurrently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly urged Putin to pursue peace in Ukraine, calling for an end to the war for the sake of humanity.