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.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, in a file photo. Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images

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.