Russia remains ready to act as a mediator in the conflict between Israel and Iran, and Moscow's previous proposal to store Iranian uranium in Russia remains on the table, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Israel was exploiting its advantage, saying it had taken out dozens of surface-to-air missiles in western Iran and killed the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revoluti

Russia has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and calling for efforts to bring them to an end.

Russia has been accused of supplying North Korea with intelligence to help Kim Jong Un manufacture Shahed kamikaze drones, the same weapon Iran is using in attempts to penetrate Israel's 'Iron Dome' defense system.

Russia said Sunday it had evacuated several of its citizens from Iran and halted activity at its Tehran consulate after Israeli attacks on the country sparked retaliatory missile fire towards Israel.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged President Donald Trump to launch direct military attacks on Iran should diplomatic efforts to negotiate an end to the regime’s nuclear program fail. “Diplomacy is preferred,

Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Friday night in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack early Friday.Israel struck at the heart of the Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders,