Russia Responds To US Strikes, Will Hold Direct Talks With Iran

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jun 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM EDT | Updated Jun 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM EDT


The Russian government on Sunday "strongly condemned" the United States' strikes the day before against three key Iranian nuclear facilities and is preparing to hold direct talks with Iranian officials to address the fallout.

Why It Matters

Trump on Saturday evening announced what he described as a "very successful attack" against three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. U.S. officials said the attacks caused severe damage, but questions remain about the full extent of the damage and how much of a setback it is for Iran's nuclear program.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the Trump administration for taking an offensive position in the conflict, which Israeli officials have strongly advocated for since Israel first ignited the war on June 13. The Israelis said the U.S. should strike Iran's nuclear facilities because Tehran was getting close to developing a nuclear weapon. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is for civilian purposes.

Iran vowed to retaliate after Saturday's strikes, accusing the U.S. of crossing "a very big red line" with its decision to pummel the three nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-responds-us-iran-strikes-trump-2089123

[DemMedic]

1. I'm sure Vlad will have our best interests in mind....

:rolleyes:

[BumRushDaShow]

2. He will only have his own best interests in mind

Iran is the predominate supplier of drones that Russia has been using to attack Ukraine and that supply is now being depleted due to Iran's current engagement with Israel. So...

[Cha]

28. A ha! When this first happened I

asked... What does Putin think about this? Because I had read that he and Iran were buddies.

Now I guess I know why they're "friendly". Sounds like Traitor helped out Ukraine. Bombing Iran.

Putin wouldn't like that.

TY BRDS

[gab13by13]

3. Say what you want but there has been a shift in the force,

It's a pretty sad day in the world when Russia is looked upon to broker peace. It's a pretty sad day when our Secretary of State has to ask China to convince Iran not to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

Folks, the world is telling us that we have become the bad guys. If Iran does retaliate it most likely won't happen in the US, just my opinion. We have made the entire world less safe.

[Lovie777]

4. It will be someone else, if any, to try and negotiate with Iran as well as Israel...........

shithole is only in for the profit.

One thing I believe is happening right now, the Ukrainian's ability to survive and their technical advantage of warfare.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Perhaps Iran won't attack within the US

but there’s no shortage of bad actors - both within and outside of - Iran’s sphere of influence - who may think the time is right to activate some asymmetrical warfare. This time, they’ve got a motive for terroristic acts which might actually create sympathy in some quarters. On 9/11, the world joined in sympathy for the losses, but there’s no wellspring of worldwide goodwill from which rumpus can draw. We’re the bad guys right from day 1.

[ananda]

17. I'd be surprised if China gets involved in any way.

Still, weirder things than that are happening every damm day.

[Dr. T]

5. I'm not worried about getting onto a war with Iran.

It's their friends that concern me. Alone, Iran is not in a position to defend itself. But if the Chinese decide it's in their national interest to defend Iran, then we have a problem. Dumb Fuck Donnie isn't smart enough to think three steps ahead.

[FredGarvin]

7. The Chinese are not friendly with the Iranian regime

I wouldn't lose sleep over that scenario.

I'm more concerned with us (USA) getting into a war with Iran.

[AntiFascist]

27. Iran could use closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage with China...

while not totally crippling China's oil supply, they might want to negotiate something.

[hamsterjill]

14. My fear is the lack of intelligent people in charge right now.

Dumb Fuck Donnie truly IS NOT smart enough to think three steps ahead.

I'm not very knowledgeable about foreign policy. I've always been one of "those" who just thinks they're gonna do what they're gonna do. BUT...*I'm" not the idiot making decisions about what the country does and does not do. Trump is probably no more knowledgeable than any of us, and he IS the one making decisions.

THAT is my real fear.

[Dr. T]

29. I've had more intellectual conversations with my fellow bar patrons

about the Iran cluster fuck than intellectual conversations DF Donnie has had with his IKEA cabinet.

[kkmarie]

8. Did Krasnov spit in Putins eye?

It's really hard to keep track of this shit. Putin is backing Iran. Krasnov is backing Israel.

Has it been Krasnov's and Putin's plan all along to go nuclear on the world?


https://nypost.com/2025/06/22/world-news/kremlin-warns-that-other-nations-ready-to-give-iran-nukes-dangerous-escalation-has-begun/

[cstanleytech]

10. Yet Iran kicked out international inspectors of its nuke sites who could have refuted both Israel and Trump's claims.

[travelingthrulife]

12. Who would blame them after the WMD fiasco in Iraq?

The inspectors said there were no WMDs and the US just ignored them.

Trump tore up the agreement Iran was following, which included inspection, I believe.

[Kaleva]

13. Saddam played a role in this

“In more than two dozen interviews and casual talks, the deposed Iraqi leader told FBI questioners that he refused to allowed UN inspectors to re-enter the country because he feared they would reveal to his chief adversary Iran the severely degraded state of Iraq's weapons capability.“

“He said that during the run-up to the US invasion in March 2003, he kept up his bluster about weapons of mass destruction in order to appear strong in front of Iran. Saddam said he believed Iran intended to annex majority Shia areas of southern Iraq, and saw the country as the greatest threat to Iraq. He said he viewed the other Arab countries in the region as weak and unable to defend against an attack from Iran. He said that he refused to allow UN inspectors to re-enter the country not because he still possessed prohibited weapons of mass destruction (he ordered the stock pile destroyed after the 1991 Persian Gulf war) but because he wanted Iran to believe he did..”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/02/saddam-hussein-fbi-iraq-iran

[cstanleytech]

15. Did the international inspectors lie about Iraq?

[the_liberal_grandpa]

16. Nuclear Warheads

Iran likely went to Russia to ask them for a nuclear warhead.

If they get one or more of them from vlad where will they use them?

What will happen next is anyone’s guess. Iran’s parliament says it will close the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world’s oil travels, sending oil prices upward, but that decision can be overruled by the country’s Supreme National Security Council. Iran’s foreign minister announced today he was on his way to Moscow for urgent talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev wrote this afternoon that “A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.”

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-22-2025

[ananda]

18. So would Russia take the nuke to Iran and launch it for them?

Or just do it from a sub near Iran?

[Zohran25]

21. Russia is not going down that route.

If Russia were to give nukes to Iran it would open a can of worms that would spread throughout the globe. Ukraine will be begging for nuclear weapons to be handed by the West. Taiwan will want to get on the game from the West. Medvedev is just talking nonsense on social media.

[EX500rider]

25. Very unlikely Russia will hand out nukes to Mullahs, also...

...all nuclear bombs have a fingerprint of where the uranium was processed, Russia would not want that pointing back to them if the US got nuked by a 3erd party.

[Torchlight]

19. Putin and trump are perfect idiots

Statler and Waldorf can sea-lion this all day, but between trump and Mr. Putin, we're getting close that a point where their tantrums will outweigh the rational voices of world and things will burn.

[Grins]

20. Then it's past time to double-down on supporting Ukraine!

Russia also buys drones from Iran to hit Ukraine. Would have been a big favor to Ukraine if we had hit them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Russia ready to help Iran: Kremlin spokesperson

Russia stands ready to help Iran in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, but Tehran first needs to articulate its requests, a Kremlin spokesperson said Monday.

Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that the assistance “all depends on what Iran needs,” according to TASS, Russia’s state-run news agency.

“We have offered our mediation efforts. This is concrete. We have stated our position, which is also a very important form of support for the Iranian side,” Peskov continued. “Going forward, everything will depend on what Iran needs at this moment.”

Peskov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, and the two plan to discuss options for assistance.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-ready-help-iran-kremlin-120452260.html

[blue-wave]

23. Well, this is a big DUH!

Russia and Putin, who have MAGA bent over, "making love" to the MAGA movement, have been "holding talks" with Iran for decades. Neither Iran nor, now hear me, hear me please, Russia, yes RUSSIA, is our Friend.

[Harker]

24. "...to address the fallout"?

How ironic.

[Skittles]

26. UNTIL RUSSIA GETS THE FUCK OF UKRAINE

THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS "STRONGLY CONDEMNING" ANYTHING