The Russian leader briefed Trump on his recent talks with officials in Iran and Israel, and reiterated Moscow's proposal to seek mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have spoken on the phone for the third time in a month. The main topic this time was the "dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East,

Tension in the Middle East remains high, as Iran and Israel exchange fire. Iran says that the U.S. is complicit in the initial Israeli strike on their nuclear program, Iran will no longer participate in the sixth round of nuclear talks with the U.

Iran launches hundreds of missiles after Israeli strikes on nuclear site Israel aims to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons, Netanyahu says Trump urges Tehran to halt bombing by reaching nuclear deal Iran's Supreme Leader accuses Israel of initiating war,

Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear, missile and military complex early Friday, in an unprecedented attack that reportedly killed three of Iran’s most powerful figures and plunges the wider Middle East into dangerous new territory.