Iran, Russia closer than ever in history of ties: Araghchi

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran and Russia have never worked as closely as they do now in the history of their cooperation.

In a post on his X account early on Tuesday, following his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran on Monday, Araghchi wrote, “Hosted FM Lavrov for timely talks in Tehran.”

The Iranian foreign minister added, “We covered everything from Europe to West Asia, including Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen. Also focused on expansion of economic and nuclear cooperation.”

Araghchi stressed, “Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.”

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