Russian Foreign Minister Says He's Visiting Iran for Talks to Avert Return to "Large-Scale War"
The visit follows U.S. claims that Moscow is doing little to help Iran as Russia seeks to mediate and discuss energy and transport projects.
- On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, marking a significant deepening of bilateral ties amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
- The Middle East war erupted in February 2026 following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting Moscow to pursue a mediating role to prevent further large-scale conflict.
- Writing on X, Araghchi stated, "Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now," while discussions covered economic and nuclear cooperation plus regional crises in Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine, and Yemen.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry stated discussions focused on "ways to resolve the acute international crisis triggered by the unlawful aggression of the US and Israel" against the Islamic republic and global stability.
- Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow remains prepared to contribute to mediation efforts addressing the regional crisis.
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Russia and Iran have never cooperated as closely as Minister for Foreign Affairs Abbas Arakchi of Iran has stated.
This seems more conducive to their cooperation: Russia and Iran are among the most sanctioned states in the world. In Tehran, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov is now meeting his Iranian counterpart, and there is obviously much to discuss.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that his country and Russia "never" worked so closely, after receiving their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The report was published in Araghchi's account on X after Lavrov's visit, the first since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, triggered by Israeli and American attacks on the Islamic Republic in February. Video: Pep Guardiola makes a humanitarian appeal for Gaza and cr…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomes historic rapprochement with Moscow during visit of Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Head of Iranian diplomacy
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