Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian tells Russian President Vladimir Putin that Tehran is determined to expand ties with Moscow. Iranian state media, citing IRNA, reports Pezeshkian says relations between the two countries are growing through improving trade, economic links and communications, and that the sides are working in line with their joint strategic roadmap.
The meeting takes place in Turkmenistan, where Putin and Pezeshkian also discuss broader diplomatic issues. Kyiv Post reports Putin reaffirms support for Iran and that Pezeshkian raises criticism of US foreign policy, while discussing revised “peace” proposals connected to the war in Ukraine. Sun Online similarly frames the talks around new proposals for negotiations shared between Iran and the United States. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis—economic partnership versus the Ukraine and diplomacy angle—but all describe the same meeting and its reaffirmation of Iran–Russia cooperation.
