Live updates: Iran’s top diplomat in Russia for Putin meeting as US peace talks stall

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday ahead of planned talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian state media reported.

During their meeting, Araghchi and Putin will focus on “coordinating interactions and advancing joint programs at the regional and international levels,” Tehran’s ambassador to Mocow, Kazem Jalali, said in a post on X Sunday.

Russia and Iran are longstanding partners and Moscow has been a critical diplomatic ally for Tehran throughout the war with the US. The Kremlin has offered to take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium — proposing to store or reprocess it on Russian soil — though Trump reportedly rejected the offer.


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