As reported by Reuters, he conveyed best wishes to Putin from Iran's supreme leader and president."Russia is today on the right side of history and international law," said Araqchi.However, it was unclear what Russia might do to support Iran,

Trump fired back at Medvedev for saying that countries were now ready to supply Iran with nuclear weapons following US strikes.

US military bases in Iran’s neighbouring countries are now on alert following threats by the Iranian leadership. On Monday, the Qatari embassy in the US warned its citizens to seek shelter, without stating whether there was any immediate threat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow to discuss regional and international developments following recent US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran's foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help the Iranian people.

Iran’s top diplomat said he planned to fly to Moscow and would meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin tomorrow morning. “Russia is a friend of Iran,” Abbas Araghchi said at a press briefing in Istanbul.