Iran’s Top Diplomat Flies to Russia to Seek Putin’s Backing as US Talks Stall

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is aimed at cutting off Tehran’s oil revenues and supply networks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi waits to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on June 23, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

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.