Moscow, July 29 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Moscow is ready to help find a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Monday.

The Kremlin said Putin made the offer during a phone call with Netanyahu amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel.

"In light of the recent escalation in the Iranian-Israeli confrontation, Russia has expressed its readiness to assist in every possible way to facilitate a diplomatic solution concerning Iran's nuclear program," the Kremlin press service said in a statement, as per TASS.

The phone conversation between Putin and Netanyahu comes weeks after a brief military conflict between Iran, Israel, a...