According to the Israeli channel Kan, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, via Putin, conveyed to Tehran a message that there is no intention to attack Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to relay a message to Tehran: Israel has no intention of attacking Iran. The information was reported by the Israeli channel Kan, citing diplomatic sources.
According to sources, Putin and Netanyahu have lately spoken on the phone several times amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
The report says that Netanyahu asked Putin to assure Iran that Israel does not intend to strike.
“We will not attack them”
– Kan
Timeline of the talks and topics discussed
Reports say that the last phone conversation between the two leaders took place on November 15. The discussion covered a Gaza ceasefire, Iran’s nuclear program, and the situation in Syria.
According to sources, a month earlier Putin stated that Russia receives signals from Israel indicating a lack of interest in confrontation with Iran.
Israel, according to sources, fears that Tehran, anticipating an imminent strike, may attack Israeli territory first. Netanyahu’s message via Moscow is meant to prevent such a scenario.
In a speech to parliament on January 5, Netanyahu warned that any attack by Iran would have serious consequences. He also noted that Israel’s positions and those of U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Iran broadly align.
“We will not allow Iran to resume production of ballistic missiles and, of course, to resume its nuclear program”
– Netanyahu
Putin stressed Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear technologies and expressed willingness to support it, calling U.S. strikes on Iran in the summer of 2025 an unprovoked aggression.
Reports of Netanyahu’s signals via Moscow appeared amid ongoing protests in Iran.
In sum, the situation demonstrates sustained high tension in the region and the attention of global players to the possible escalation between Israel, Iran, and their allies. Such diplomatic moves by Israel via Moscow are aimed at reducing the risks of an unpredictable confrontation and stabilizing the situation in the near term.