US EditionPutin and Larijani Discuss Middle East and Nuclear Tensions
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, JUL 20 – Putin and Khamenei's adviser discussed regional tensions and Tehran's nuclear program amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the UK, France, and Germany to resume talks next week.
- On Sunday, July 20, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ali Larijani at the Kremlin in Moscow, in an unannounced session.
- Nuclear talks had been mediated by Oman until Israel’s June 13 attack triggered a 12-day war, and reports indicate Iran and the E3 plan to resume negotiations next week.
- `Conveyed assessments of the escalating situation in the Middle East and around the Iranian nuclear programme`, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, and Putin reaffirmed Russia’s longstanding position on regional stability, adding that the Russian side supports political resolution of nuclear issues.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry dismissed claims that Putin urged Iran to accept a zero enrichment agreement as `defamation`, followed days after Moscow rejected those reports and noting ongoing ties since Israel’s June bombing campaign.
- A German diplomatic source said Britain, France and Germany plan fresh talks with Iran in coming days, while Iran signals unwillingness to reengage unless a `mutually beneficial` framework is offered, and Abbas Araghchi emphasized Iran's stance on conditions for resumed negotiations.
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Putin meets Iran Supreme Leader's aide in Moscow, discusses nuclear programme
On June 23, President Putin, during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, had assured Tehran of Moscow's support in de-escalating the Israel-Iran conflict hours after the US strikes.
Ali Larijani, senior Iranian politician and advisor to Ali Khamenei, made a surprise visit to Moscow on Sunday 20 July to meet with President Vladimir Putin and talk about the country's nuclear programme. An interview that takes place as Iran and the European troika are to resume their discussions in the week after the 12-day war between Iran and Israel.
Putin meets Khamenei's senior aide in Kremlin, discusses Iran's nuclear programme
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei’s senior aide here and discussed the aggravation of the situation in West Asia and issues of Iran’s nuclear programme. The visit by Ali Larijani, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, comes almost a month after Putin met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “On behalf of the Iranian leadership, Ali Larijani shared the assessments of t…
Russian President Vladimir Putin received at the Kremlin Ali Larijani, close adviser to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, to discuss the nuclear issue, said his spokesman on Sunday. ...
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