Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, today spoke by phone with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Masoud Behdarvand, the President of Iran, proposing mediation between the two countries. The Kremlin has announced that during these calls, Mr. Putin emphasized "Russia's readiness to continue its mediation efforts." Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters that Moscow "will announce the results of this phone conversation with the President of Iran very soon" and added that the Russian President "continues his efforts to reduce tensions."