(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel's suspected killing of the leader of Hamas, advising against attacks on Israeli civilians, two senior Iranian sources said.

The message, according to the sources, was delivered on Monday by Sergei Shoigu, a senior ally of the Kremlin leader, in meetings with top Iranian officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

Tehran also pressed Moscow for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, the two Iranian sources, privy to the meeting in Tehran, the sources told Reuters.

In Moscow, the Kremlin did not respond to a request for comment. State-run RIA news agency reported on Tuesday that Shoigu said he discussed Haniyeh's killing on his Tehran visit.

The two sources with knowledge of the matter did not provide further details on the talks with Shoigu, who was defence minister before becoming the secretary of Russia's security council in May.

They said Shoigu's visit was one of several avenues Moscow had used to relay to Iran the need for restraint while at the same time condemning Haniyeh's killing as "a very dangerous assassination", in a bid to prevent a Middle East war.

The Middle East, the sources said, was on the brink of a major war and those behind the assassination were clearly trying to trigger such a conflict.

Russia has cultivated closer ties with Iran since the start of its war with Ukraine and has said it is preparing to sign a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with Tehran.

There was no immediate comment from Iran's Foreign ministry. On Monday it said Tehran did not seek to raise regional tensions but needed to punish Israel to prevent further instability.

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In Washington, an official from the Biden administration warned on Monday of the risks of a major regional conflict. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, emphasized that the scale of Iran's and Hezbollah's response would be a key factor in determining the extent of a potential conflict.

Despite efforts by Western and regional states to persuade Iran to retaliate in a measured way, or not at all, Tehran has told foreign officials it will respond "severely" to the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran, where he attended President Masoud Pezeshkian's inauguration, four Iranian sources independently confirmed.

In Lebanon, a prominent Lebanese source close to Hezbollah said "a retaliatory strike is inevitable and diplomacy is no longer a viable option", adding Iran wants the strike to be "severe" but not lead to a regional war. However, he said, this does not rule out the possibility of a war in Lebanon between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.

A Middle East-focused senior U.S. official said Washington was doing all it can "to dissuade all parties from going to a place they can’t get back from," stressing that other states in the region and Europe should do more. A Qatari official said Doha was in constant discussion with Iran to lessen tensions.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Monday that Israel must be prepared for anything, including a swift transition to offense.

The country's response to any attack by Hezbollah or Iran would likely depend more on the damage caused rather than the scale of the attack, according to two sources familiar with recent Israeli assessments.

Israeli officials have not claimed responsibility for the killing. Iran backs Hamas, which is at war with Israel in Gaza, and also Hezbollah, with whom Israel has been trading fire since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and ignited the Gaza conflict.

https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-asks-iran-avoid-civilian-casualties-israel-response-sources-say-2024-08-06/

Israel should stop looking for trouble everywhere, they violated Iran's air space last week and nobody said anything about it, no condemnation from the US and Europe

If Iran retaliate now, all the hypocrites will label them evil

Israel will finally destroy Persia. The final judgement of the Babylonia empire is very close.

please they shouldn't kill netanyahu with this russia backed response please.

Make our brothers from SE no go faint, they're already hailing mighty Israel! like colonial apes

So Putin has human empathy. Something lacking in Netanyahu and Iran leaders

He seems to be reasonable than both parties

But USA made us think Putin is a blood-sucking demon

Mortal Combats

Validated:
Israel will finally destroy Persia. The final judgement of the Babylonia empire is very close.

In the Bible, in the book of Daniel, I thought it was said that Greece would defeat Medo-Persia kingdom

Were dem write am say na Israel go do that one

If its the Revelation, then its symbolic and it has nothing to do with Israel or Iran(Persia) directly

Nlfpmod

Foolish Putin,soon Ukraine will reach Moscow.

If Putin were Netanyahu, Ukraine would have since gone Gaza Way as we speak! If putin never cared for innocent lives and he was the warmonger the west try to portray him as, Ukraine would have be a flat field of corpses of innocent lives.

But i would dismiss such talk since it is coming from Reuters.

descartes400:
If Putin were Netanyahu, Ukraine would have since gone Gaza Way as we speak! If putin never cared for innocent lives and he was the warmonger the west try to portray him as, Ukraine would have be a flat field of corpses of innocent lives.

But i would dismiss such talk since it is coming from Reuters.

It's not about being Netanyahu, it's about being human..
Knowing that your brother can make mistake and it's your job to correct him. Nobody can stop Putin eliminating and committing mass genocide like Netanyahu but no, he won't do that.. Ukraine, Belarus and Russian are one people. It'll be idiotic to eliminate your brother's just because of one enemy far away.

Ukraine is not Russia enemy, the enemies are the West...

Lol. Iran will not take advice now.

They've let you deal some damage like Hamas did to boost your confidence into launching a more serious attack.

Nuff said.

Putin, it's nice you care about the innocent civilians

So what should Israel do

Putin the Man himself...!

Guy is now on every nation's matter!

Even African nations come dey dobale for the guy.


Maybe American seriously needs Trump back!

Iran, will pay, this time. Bookmark this space.

Good advice.
Putin will forever be remembered in the world as the only man who fought against western injustice and destruction of Africa.
God bless Putin,
God bless mother Africa.

They should all be calming down.
We are not interested in any world wars.
Please.

Terrorist can't do without civilian casualties

Putin bad man

Talk

lyndire:
please they shouldn't kill netanyahu with this russia backed response please.

Make our brothers from SE no go faint, they're already hailing mighty Israel! like colonial apes

na iran and isreal be the topic but na SE u find a way to rope in..na SE matter go later end una life seing how misreable e don turn una too..
omo you ronu guys don dey make us sane yorubas over pity una life...

Even Putin knows Israel will unleash terror on Iran if Iran strikes Israel civilians

EdiskyHarry:
Good advice.
Putin will forever be remembered in the world as the only man who fought against western injustice and destruction of Africa.
God bless Putin,
God bless mother Africa.

I hope you already have your own flag.

lyndire:
please they shouldn't kill netanyahu with this russia backed response please.

Make our brothers from SE no go faint, they're already hailing mighty Israel! like colonial apes

Check what you posted and see if you sounded human or like a zoological mammal

Hypocrite! Killing civilians in Ukraine but advising someone against it.

DevilsEqual:
So Putin has human empathy. Something lacking in Netanyahu and Iran leaders

He seems to be reasonable than both parties

But USA made us think Putin is a blood-sucking demon

Yes Putin is nice by killing children in Ukraine bombing



You white worshipers

Israel is waiting.. Netayuanhu is not even talking.

DevilsEqual:
So Putin has human empathy. Something lacking in Netanyahu and Iran leaders

He seems to be reasonable than both parties

But USA made us think Putin is a blood-sucking demon

What are you saying If he had human empathy why did he invade Ukraine? Thousands of lives have been lost in a senseless war created by him (what a tyrant)