Who dared?

The Kremlin press service does not know whether Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to Iran will take place, ITAR-TASS reports. When asked directly whether the head of state would fly to Tehran, the Kremlin press service refused to answer. The day before, information appeared in the media that an assassination attempt was allegedly being prepared on the Russian president in Iran. The information has not acquired any details, the source is still anonymous: the Iranian Foreign Ministry categorically denied the rumors. Western media are confident that this is a “duck” launched by Russia in order to mitigate the negative effect of the very fact of Putin’s visit to Iran. Russians write about a possible Russian-Iranian diplomatic crisis - they say that things are not going well, he is going on a visit, but does not trust the local intelligence services. In general, guesses can be made endlessly. For example, it is not for nothing that the press service is keeping silent, and Putin will not go to Iran after all. And maybe it’s true that the “duck” is not made in Russia. And it’s a completely fantastic option - after all, the information could be reliable.