Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday, as Tehran and Moscow step up consultations during the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
Source: ANI, Oct 24, 2026
Araghchi announced the meeting in a statement shared on his Telegram channel, saying it would follow the talks he held with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during Lavrov's recent visit to Tehran, ANI reported. Reuters, citing Araghchi, also reported that Pezeshkian will travel to Russia next week for talks with Putin.
Source: Reuters via Shafaqna, Oct 24, 2026
“Last week, I hosted Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We discussed in detail the latest developments in bilateral relations and the most important regional and international issues,” Araghchi said. The discussions focused on expanding political and economic cooperation, implementing joint agreements and strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, he added.
Source: Abbas Araghchi via ANI, Oct 24, 2026
“We also emphasised the importance of continuing consultations to safeguard common interests and strengthen regional peace and stability,” Araghchi said. “These talks and consultations will continue next week in Moscow, with the presence of the presidents of the two countries.”
Source: Abbas Araghchi via ANI, Oct 24, 2026
During his visit to Tehran on October 19, Lavrov told Pezeshkian that Putin was expecting him at the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow at the end of October and expected a bilateral meeting there to continue the conversation the two leaders had in Bishkek, at the SCO summit, Russia's RIA Novosti reported.
Source: RIA Novosti via Life News Agency, Oct 24, 2026
Pezeshkian and Putin last met earlier this month in Turkmenistan, on October 8. At that meeting Putin said Russia was prepared to do everything in its power to help resolve the regional situation through diplomatic means, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, and noted that trade between the two countries had increased by more than 21 per cent in 2025, with the positive trend continuing in the first seven months of 2026, ANI reported.
Source: ANI, Oct 24, 2026
Pezeshkian, for his part, reiterated in Turkmenistan that Iran would continue negotiations despite previous attacks during earlier rounds of engagement with Washington. “We are in talks, but every time we engage in dialogue with America, they attack again; however, we will not withdraw from the negotiating table,” he said, according to the Iranian news agency ISNA.
Source: ISNA via ANI, Oct 24, 2026
Yonhap News, reporting Araghchi's announcement of October 23, noted that Iran, which is under US blockade and economic sanctions, continues to maintain cooperation with countries such as Russia and China. The Moscow meeting is expected to let the two presidents review bilateral cooperation and the evolving regional situation as diplomatic efforts over the Iran war continue, ANI said.