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Russia
Vladimir Putin said Western governments first create threats to Russia, then force Moscow to respond and finally use that response to justify further pressure, linking the argument to his call for equal security and a multipolar world order.
China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed renewed Iran-US consultations during talks with Iranian security official Qadir Nizamipour in New Delhi and said Beijing was prepared to support implementation of the bilateral memorandum.
Europe
Italy cancelled Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's planned visit to the United States after Donald Trump said Giorgia Meloni had begged him for a photograph, a claim the Italian prime minister rejected as invented and offensive.
Xi Jinping told Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing that China regards relations with Myanmar as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy and supports the country's government in balancing development and security.
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett accused Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to restrain senior ministers whose rhetoric, he said, has weakened Israel's position abroad and complicated ties with the United States.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the agreement between Washington and Tehran but cautioned that the conflict could not yet be considered completely over, citing unresolved security questions and the need to restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran confirmed that the presidents of Iran and the United States had signed a memorandum of understanding, bringing the document into immediate effect and opening a 60-day period for negotiations on a final agreement.
