Russia has offered to assist the United States in dealing with Iran over its nuclear programme and its use of proxies against Western allies. A senior Iranian official has said that Iran's supreme national security council was contacted by the Kremlin to facilitate direct communications between the Trump administration and Tehran.

Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says Iran and Russia are determined to continue political and technical consultations on international and multilateral issues.

The visit comes a day after the United States imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil industry, the Islamic Republic’s main source of income.

"Cooperation between Tehran and Moscow had led to keeping Bashar al-Assad in power," Javad Heirannia, director of the Persian Gulf Studies at the Center for Scientific Research and Middle East ...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has highlighted the extensive and continuous consultations between Iran and Russia, stating that cooperation extends beyond bilateral relations to include regional and international affairs.

Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, visited Tehran for diplomatic talks with Iranian officials. This visit follows recent U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil industry and comes after initial discussions between Moscow and Washington.

Russian media reported that the Russian foreign minister will discuss regional and bilateral issues with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran.

The Iranian foreign minister addressed the issue after talks with his Russian counterpart, amid worries in Tehran that Moscow's recent closeness with Washington may undermine Iran's interests.

Iranian media recently reported that the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran are set to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional issues.