Posted on 06/19/2025 6:36:50 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Regime change in Iran is "unacceptable" and the assassination of the country's Supreme Leader would "open the Pandora's box", the Kremlin has said.
In a rare interview with a foreign media organisation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sky News that Russia would react "very negatively" if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.
The comments came as US President Donald Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether America will join Israel's military campaign against Tehran, after earlier speculating on social media about killing the Iranian leader.
"The situation is extremely tense and is dangerous not only for the region but globally," Mr Peskov said in an interview at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg.
"An enlargement of the composition of the participants of the conflict is potentially even more dangerous.
"It will lead only to another circle of confrontation and escalation of tension in the region."
They are the Kremlin's strongest comments yet regarding the Israel-Iran conflict, which has stoked fears in Moscow that it could be on the verge of losing its closest ally in the Middle East.
Russia has deepened its ties with Iran since invading Ukraine, and the two countries signed a strategic partnership in January.
"[Regime change in Iran] is unimaginable. It should be unacceptable, even talking about that should be unacceptable for everyone," Mr Peskov said, in a thinly veiled reference to Washington.
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I guess Iran’s check finally cleared.
Says the government that’s been trying to kill a foreign leader for the last 2 years.
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Iran became a member of BRICS in 2024. The BRICS’ “Rio Great Reset” is scheduled for 7/6-7/2025.
Tough sh!t, Putin will get over it or he won’t!
Iran needs to fall. The good people of Iran deserve a new start!
No, they haven’t made any assassination attempts on Zelinsky. But if Israel assassinates the leader of Iran with our Rubber stamp...it’s probably open season on Zelinsky. Also they already sent a drone swarm against Putin’s helicopter but failed.
That’s why Israel should do the honors. We’ll have their back.
You can hear the T-55s warming up.
As well as every depost regime.
“No, they haven’t made any assassination attempts on Zelinsky.”
They’ve been making noises about executing him if they manage to win, which at this point is doubtful.
But whatever. As far as I’m concerned I hope both sides fight for the next 20 years and that they both lose.
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Let Israel take of Iran. If they get in a bind, then consider another course if need be.
What does Russia’s negative reaction amount to? Who cares?
Wow! Z-man and the Ayatollah — a Daily Double!!!
They’ll write a sternly worded letter!
Ooooooh. That’s scary. And it’s the far left “media” that thinks it’s the MAGAs who suck up to the Russkis.
Whatcha gonna Pootie?
Shut up and sit down.
Sure...lets put assassination on the table as statecraft. They only tried to assassinate Trump three times last year, all three plots were associated with Ukraine.
Bad idea. You’ll just create a martyr by assassinating the Ayatollah. When we overthrew Mossadegh and built nut-shocking SAVAK from the ground up, we made the islamists look like the martyrs and the movement grew. Now we’ll murder the Ayatollah, and have another 20 years of him being idolized and feted... and more terror will be coming.
But then again, looking at DC and the industry, maybe that’s the goal? Ongoing war and terror, and ongoing money and increased centralized power.
Sounds like his bunker was just hit…
Probably Zelinsky would make the Russian list, and Netanyahu makes a list for some Iranians. The scrotes have tried to do it to Trump three times in the last 11 months.
Probably better in the long term that we not be seen as siding with assassinations.
That’s not the way l read it. It is a pretty mild statement considering what we are talking about. Saying they will “react negatively” is not exactly a hard line warning and certainly not any kind of threat
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