Russia's image as a reliable ally has suffered yet another blow as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes across Iran on Feb. 28, marking a fresh outbreak of

Putin says supreme leader's 'murder' is a 'cynical violation of all norms,' while Pyongyang slams 'shameless and gangster-like conduct' of US-Israeli strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei as an act of 'murder committed in cynical violation of all norms of human morality'

Iran's strategic allies Russia and China have made strong diplomatic protests, but analysts say neither is in a position to offer meaningful support.

World leaders reacted to Saturday's attack on Iran with a mixture of support, condemnation, and calls for restraint.

Russia and Iran have reportedly finalized a contract for the sale of 500 Russian “Verba” man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) and 2,500 missiles as Iran tries to shore up its air defenses. However,

Iran's surviving leaders “want to talk, and I have agreed to talk," Trump told The Atlantic in a Sunday interview.

Bashar al-Assad, Nicolas Maduro and now Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In the last 18 months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost several key foreign allies -- and there is little that the Kremlin,