MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia remains ready to act as a mediator in the conflict between Israel and Iran, and Moscow's previous proposal to store Iranian uranium in Russia remains on the table, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israeli strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back a “very, very long time.” He added that Israel was not attempting to topple the Iranian government, but said he would not be surprised if that happened as a result of the strikes.

Iran war shows the importance of air superiority.

President Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said.

Salem predicts that this attack may push Iran to make a deal with the U.S, "the outlines of which might be that Iran accepts to forgo enrichment inside Iran, with a big deal with the U.S. and the U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran and that could obviously lead to a sudden and rapid decline in oil prices, so one has to keep that in mind."

Israel-Iran latest: 78 people killed in Iran after ballistic missile strikes with hundreds of civilians injured - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Israel initiated a war

Israel’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear complex and military leadership have sent shockwaves around the globe, raising fears of escalation and a wider war in the region. The campaign also reverberated in Moscow,