Iran’s acting foreign minister meets Lavrov at BRICS ministerial meeting

Raisi congratulated Putin on his re-election during a telephone conversation. The presidents discussed further coordination through the SCO and BRICS.

Amir-Abdollahian initiated a telephone conversation with Lavrov after Iran’s attack on Israel. The ministers discussed regional escalation and warned against further dangerous actions.

Putin and Raisi spoke by telephone about heightened Middle East tensions and affirmed support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a political settlement of the crisis.

Putin spoke with acting president Mohammad Mokhber after Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Both sides expressed a desire to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation.

State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attended a commemoration for Raisi in Tehran and conveyed Putin’s message to Iran’s leadership and people.

Gazprom and the National Iranian Gas Company signed a strategic memorandum to develop arrangements for pipeline supplies of Russian natural gas to Iran.

Putin congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran’s president and expressed support for further bilateral cooperation.

Volodin attended Pezeshkian’s inauguration in Tehran at Putin’s request and held parliamentary discussions with Iranian speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

Russian Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu met President Pezeshkian in Tehran during talks with Iranian leaders on security and bilateral cooperation.

The US imposed sanctions on Iranian and Russian actors, citing Iranian ballistic-missile transfers to Russia. Iran rejected the transfer allegations.