Kremlin Ready to Assist in Prospective Talks Between US, Iran: Spokesman

During a recent trip to Tehran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said differences over Iran’s nuclear program could still be resolved diplomatically.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Saint Petersburg on Sept. 12, 2024. Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP via Getty Images

Moscow is prepared to assist in talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear program, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

“Russia believes that the United States and Iran should resolve all problems through negotiations,” Peskov said in remarks to Bloomberg’s Daybreak podcast on March 4.