Putin Discusses Iran War in Phone Call With Trump: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 9 to discuss the war around Iran and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the hour-long phone call between the two leaders was “businesslike, open, and constructive,” according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS. Putin outlined several ideas for a quick resolution to the war in Iran through political and diplomatic channels, citing his recent contact with Gulf state leaders and the president of Iran, according to Ushakov. Ushakov said Trump offered his assessment of the situation “in the context of the ongoing U.S.-Israel operation” on Iran, adding that the two leaders had “a detailed exchange” of views on the matter....