Russian President Vladimir Putin ‍has told his UAE counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, that Moscow is closely monitoring ⁠the situation in Iran, and he wants ​to discuss it with ‍him in Kremlin talks.

Putin’s comment came at the start of Thursday’s talks ‍with the ⁠UAE president, whose country recently hosted peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Earlier on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the potential for ​talks between the ‌US and Iran had not yet been exhausted, and that any use of force against ‌Tehran could create “chaos” in the region and ‌lead to dangerous consequences.

Peskov was ⁠commenting a day after US President Donald Trump urged Iran to come to the ‌table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or face a ‍possible US attack.