Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes that damaged its nuclear sites.

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, the first such exchange between the two leaders since September 2022.

The arrests have raised fears that a new wave of repression is coming, as the government seeks to root out spy networks and clamp down on any dissent.

Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and executed dozens in a wave of repression following the 12-day war with Israel, activists say, accusing the Islamic republic of using fear to compensate for weaknesses revealed by the conflict.

Israel has asked China to take strong steps to control Iran’s military and nuclear actions. Israel believes that China is the only country with enough power to influence Iran. Israel’s Request to China According to Israeli officials,