Ayatollah Khamenei sent a message to President Putin, Vladimir Putin, met in Moscow with the head of the Iranian security service, Mohansan Razai, to discuss the situation in the Middle East, amid intense diplomatic efforts to end the war of the US and Israel against Iran. Iranian television broadcast an urgent message to Putin from Iran's Supreme Leader Mostabe Khamenei. Razai, the secretary of Iran's National Security Council, said Khamenei wanted to convey the message to Putin as soon as possible. The Kremlin confirmed that Putin had received a message from Chamnai. "Mohsen Rezaei conveyed to the Russian president the message of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei," the Kremlin said in a statement. Razai did not say what was included in the message. In a written statement released Wednesday, Khamenei said he had "not even the slightest desire" to comply with Washington's demands. He also called on Iran to become "strong" and reach a "point of total deterrence". Razai's meeting with the Russian president follows intense diplomatic efforts by Qatar to end the war with Iran amid ongoing speculation that the US could renew its attack on Iran after the congressional elections. Qatari mediators have been actively seeking the US and Iran's approval of a peace agreement in recent days and hope to resume direct talks in the coming days. US President Donald Trump stubbornly continues to spread rumors about the possibility of a new war. Answering questions from reporters at the White House on Thursday, he did not rule out a new round of conflict with Iran. As for Iran, we have been there for seven months and we control everything we want to control.

Ayatollah Khamenei sent a message to President Putin, Vladimir Putin, met in Moscow with the head of the Iranian security service, Mohansan Razai, to discuss the situation in the Middle East, amid intense diplomatic efforts to end the war of the US and Israel against Iran. Iranian television broadcast an urgent message to Putin from Iran's Supreme Leader Mostabe Khamenei. Razai, the secretary of Iran's National Security Council, said Khamenei wanted to convey the message to Putin as soon as possible. The Kremlin confirmed that Putin had received a message from Chamnai. "Mohsen Rezaei conveyed to the Russian president the message of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei," the Kremlin said in a statement. Razai did not say what was included in the message. In a written statement released Wednesday, Khamenei said he had "not even the slightest desire" to comply with Washington's demands. He also called on Iran to become "strong" and reach a "point of total deterrence". Razai's meeting with the Russian president follows intense diplomatic efforts by Qatar to end the war with Iran amid ongoing speculation that the US could renew its attack on Iran after the congressional elections. Qatari mediators have been actively seeking the US and Iran's approval of a peace agreement in recent days and hope to resume direct talks in the coming days. US President Donald Trump stubbornly continues to spread rumors about the possibility of a new war. Answering questions from reporters at the White House on Thursday, he did not rule out a new round of conflict with Iran. As for Iran, we have been there for seven months and we control everything we want to control.