MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Washington is weighing its role in the Israeli-Iranian conflict, international joint ventures are planned at SPIEF, and Zelensky falls short of securing the desired financial support at the G7 summit. These stories topped Thursday's headlines across Russia.
The US entering the Iran-Israel conflict risks the stand-off spilling over to other countries in the region, the expert community believes. The US is expected to decide on potential strikes on the Islamic republic in the next 24 hours. However, there is no consensus in US President Donald Trump’s camp on the matter: many recall failures in Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq. So far, Trump has claimed that Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an "easy target," and the US knows his exact hiding location. That said, countries are emerging ready to mediate the conflict’s settlement. For instance, Switzerland may assist in resolving the Iranian-Israeli standoff, the country’s Foreign Ministry told Izvestia.
"The United States has deployed about 40 КС-135 and КС-46 aerial refueling tanker aircraft to Europe. This is a rather serious fleet, it is enhanced with fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets of the US Air Force and F/A-18 aircraft," Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal told Izvestia. "There are also two carrier-based groups in the Middle East. Some planes were redeployed to Saudi Arabia and some US bases in the Persian Gulf on June 17," he added.
