Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives in Turkmenistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan, where he is due to meet Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian for their first face-to-face meeting.

The West accuses Iran of supplying Russia with lethal drones and now ballistic missiles, cheap and readily available weapons.

But with Iran and Israel now risking a descent into a spiral of retaliatory strikes, the alliance could yet grow even tighter as both Tehran and Moscow seek a way out of international isolation.Western countries have accused Iran of delivering Fath-360 ballistic missiles to Russia which are believed to have a range of about 120 kilometres and that the US fears would allow Russians to reserve more advanced missiles with longer ranges for other uses.