On June 23rd, 2025, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. For Araghchi, the stakes were high. Just a week before, Israel launched a devastating air attack against Iran’s nuclear program and its military command. Dozens of Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists were killed, as Israeli air and intelligence assets could strike at the very heart of the regime––seemingly with impunity. Topping that off, just a day before Araghchi’s trip to Moscow, the U.S. military launched a decisive attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, all without any American casualties.