Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was visiting Tehran on Tuesday for talks with senior officials, Iranian state media reported.Lavrov was arranged to satisfy his Iranian equivalent Abbas Araghchi, state television said.Russias Foreign Ministry stated their talks would cover Russian-Iranian relations, in addition to a number of current international issues, including advancements in Syria and Yemen and the 2015 nuclear offer between Iran and major powers.That nuclear deal collapsed after the United States deserted it during United States President Donald Trumps first termin office.Trump restored his policy of maximum pressure against Iran after returning to the White House last month.Russia and Iran have deepened cooperation given that the major invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine and its Western allies implicate Iran of providing Russia with weapons for use in the war accusations Iran denies.During a visit to Moscow in January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a tactical collaboration with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin underpinning their financial and military cooperation.The 2 federal governments suffered a major setback in Syria in December when Islamist-led rebels fell their long time ally Bashar al-Assad after more than a decade of battling in which they had both invested heavily.