by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
TEHRAN / MOSCOW (Worthy News) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dispatched his foreign minister to Moscow on Monday in a bid to secure stronger support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, following devastating U.S. airstrikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow carrying a personal letter from Khamenei, senior sources told Reuters. The letter reportedly urged Putin to take a firmer stand against the United States and Israel in light of the strikes, though it did not specify what assistance Tehran sought.
President Donald Trump ordered the strikes, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, on Saturday. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the operation as having “devastated” and “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program. The coordinated assault hit three major Iranian nuclear sites and marked a dramatic escalation in tensions.
Appearing alongside Araghchi, Putin denounced the U.S. action as “unjustified” and “baseless.” He warned that such aggression would only fuel further instability. “It gives us the opportunity to discuss these pressing issues and think together about how to move forward,” Putin said during the joint press conference.
Russia and Iran have deepened ties since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, cooperating militarily and economically. The two nations signed a 20-year strategic partnership last year, but it does not include a mutual defense clause obligating military intervention. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s support would “depend entirely on Iran’s needs” and emphasized Moscow’s willingness to mediate.
China and North Korea also condemned the strikes. China accused the U.S. of provoking greater regional conflict, while North Korea blamed Washington and Israel for destabilizing the Middle East.
A Prophetic Dimension
Beyond the geopolitical ramifications, prophecy teachers and students of biblical eschatology are watching developments closely. Many point to the alliance between Russia — often identified as the “uttermost parts of the north” in Ezekiel 38 — and Iran, the modern nation occupying the ancient Persian Empire. This partnership, they argue, aligns with the prophetic outline of the Gog and Magog war described in the Bible, where a coalition from the north comes against Israel in the latter days.
Some see the strengthening ties between Moscow and Tehran amid rising tensions with Israel as a potential precursor to that conflict. While the timeline and fulfillment remain subjects of debate, the convergence of these nations in military and strategic cooperation is drawing renewed focus from those who track Bible prophecy.
For Moscow, the crisis presents a delicate balancing act: upholding its growing alliance with Tehran without drawing itself into direct confrontation with the United States or Israel. Israeli officials have reportedly reassured Russia that its nuclear specialists at the Iranian nuclear facility in Bushehr remain safe.
As the world watches what comes next, many are not only analyzing the political calculations but also looking to ancient texts that speak of nations gathering for a climactic showdown in the Middle East.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
More Worthy News
Mourners in a remote Canadian town grappled Thursday with the aftermath of one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in decades, as families, survivors and leaders reacted to the tragedy that left eight victims — most of them children — dead, along with the 18-year-old suspect.
A gunman who opened fire at a school in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai city on Wednesday wounded a teacher and a student before being detained, authorities said, in a rare attack that sent students and staff into panic.
The Republican-led House of Representatives has passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, advancing legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo identification at the polls. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future remains uncertain amid strong Democratic opposition.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that its advanced David’s Sling air and missile defense system has completed a series of complex modernized tests, a development officials say bolsters the country’s defensive posture as tensions with Iran escalate and the United States prepares military options that could include direct strikes.
The Trump administration covertly delivered roughly 6,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran following last month’s violent government crackdown on nationwide protests, according to U.S. officials cited in a Wall Street Journal exclusive.
A Russian drone slammed into a home in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three small children and wounding their pregnant mother, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest single-family attacks in recent months.
Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar’s main port city of Toamasina and left at least 31 people dead as it tore across the Indian Ocean island with powerful winds and heavy rain, authorities said Wednesday.