Putin weighs in on Iranian nuclear weapons debate
Russia has repeatedly told Israel that Iran has no intentions of obtaining nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin has said.
Speaking to Sky News Arabia, Putin said: "I must say that Russia, like the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency], has no evidence that Iran is preparing to acquire nuclear weapons."
"If Israel has any concerns, then they need to be addressed, and there are forms and possibilities for addressing these concerns, as I have already said, in my opinion," the Russian president added.
It comes after US President Donald Trump said his intelligence agencies were wrong in suggesting there was no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.
Israel has justified its airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets by saying Tehran was on the verge of having a warhead.
Iran has denied developing nuclear weapons, saying its uranium enrichment programme is only for peaceful purposes.
But it is the only non-nuclear-weapon state to enrich uranium up to 60% - which is close to weapons-grade levels of 90%.
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