ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin made the following comments to senior news agency editors on the conflict between Iran and Israel and on whether he would be willing to speak to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. ASKED ABOUT ISRAELI REMARKS ABOUT POSSIBLE REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN:

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday rejected the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin acting as a mediator in the conflict between Israel and Iran. "Personally, I don't see the Russian president playing a mediating role in this conflict,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed gratitude about Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear program. “This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us,” Merz, who took office earlier this year,