Iran regional confrontation

Tehran: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov holds talks with Araghchi, President Pezeshkian and SNSC Secretary Rezaei

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DIPLOMACY
Location
Tehran, Iran (city reference; meeting venues not located)
Actors
Iran
Importance
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Tehran on 19 October 2026, his first visit to the Iranian capital since the war began, holding talks and a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Major General Rezaei, Press TV and Al Mayadeen reported. According to Al Mayadeen the two ministers discussed Hormuz, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, the Caspian Sea and the Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict. Lavrov said Russia condemned the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and that Moscow and Tehran oppose the use of force to resolve regional disputes; Araghchi said the two countries were coordinating on regional and international issues, Press TV reported. In a post on X on 20 October, Araghchi said the talks covered everything from Europe to West Asia, including Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen, and focused on expanding economic and nuclear cooperation, adding that Iran and Russia had never worked as closely as now.

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Press TV video of SNSC Secretary Rezaei meeting Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Tehran.

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Evidence: Iran's President Pezeshkian meets with Russian FM Lavrov in Tehran, Iran's SNSC Secretary Major General Rezaei met with Russian FM Lavrov in Tehran, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Abbas Araghchi, Hosted FM Lavrov for timely talks in Tehran.

Visit and meetings reported by Iranian state media (Press TV) with video and by Al Mayadeen; Al Jazeera also carried video of the visit; no Russian MFA readout read.