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Iran foreign minister says pleased to engage Russia after Putin talks amid regional flux
International
Published on 28 April 2026
He met Putin in St Petersburg to signal the next step
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said he was “pleased to engage” with Russian leadership after meeting President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Araghchi framed the high-level engagement as necessary because the region is in “major flux,” indicating Iran is calibrating its diplomacy amid shifting geopolitical pressures and ongoing tensions.
- Iran’s foreign minister met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg
- He said he was “pleased to engage” at the highest level
- Araghchi linked the meeting to a region in “major flux”
- The comments suggest diplomacy is being recalibrated amid tensions
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