The Iranian foreign minister traveled to Russia on April 27 for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Tehran looks to shore up support amid stalled negotiations with the United States.
On April 25, U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped his envoys’ visit to Islamabad.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shuttled between the mediators, Pakistan and Oman, on Sunday before flying to Russia on Monday, after leaving Islamabad on April 25 without meeting U.S. negotiators.
Russia released a video on April 27 showing Araghchi’s arrival in St. Petersburg.
“As you can see, we have always had close consultations with Russia and have had continuous and bilateral consultations on a wide range of issues, especially regional issues,” Araghchi said in a Telegram post on April 27….