On June 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Kremlin. The meeting came just a day after the United States launched strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Middle East is on edge. Iran and Israel are trading blows. The world is watching. And Russia, caught in the middle, is walking a tightrope. On June 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Kremlin. The meeting came just a day after the United States launched strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Middle East is on edge. Iran and Israel are trading blows. The world is watching. And Russia, caught in the middle, is walking a tightrope.