BREAKING: Vladimir Putin hits out at Trump's strikes and says Russia is 'helping' Iranians

Russian despot Vladimir Putin has blasted Donald Trump over his Iran strikes and has said Russia is now helping Tehran.

Putin branded the strikes on Iran as an "unprovoked aggression that has no justification," according to Russian news agency TASS. Putin reportedly added: "Russia [is] making efforts to help [the] Iranian people."

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