CNN, citing multiple unnamed sources, reported on June 5 that Israel had established bases in several countries around Iran to support operations against Tehran. The report says Israel and the US secretly established multiple sites in Azerbaijan weeks before the Feb. 28 strike on Iran; the closest site was about 90 km from Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz. Dozens of Israeli personnel — special forces, heliborne units and intelligence staff — were deployed to collect Iranian military intelligen

Iranian Students' News Agency reports Pakistan's interior minister visited Tehran twice in the past month for bilateral and regional consultations.

President Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum the government’s task is to work from next year to restore steady economic growth, and that a condition for this is higher investment and launching a new investment cycle. He said real investment rose nearly 38% in 2021–24 but fell last year, and that investment growth will be a key metric for government performance. Putin said balanced growth should rely on domestic demand and require keeping the downward trend in inflation; inflation has slowed markedly and is expected at about 5.2% this year. He added Russia must not be closed off: the state should ensure domestic production of critical goods and strengthen infrastructure while continuing cooperation and cross‑border projects with foreign partners.