Sergei Shoigu

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian Security Council's Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Tehran, Iran August 5, 2024.

Iranian president, in talks with Putin ally, calls for expanded ties with Russia

  • Russia has condemned the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Iran last week and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could tip the Middle East into a wider regional war
  • State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller referred to Shoigu’s talks in Tehran, saying the US had no expectation that Russia would play a productive role in easing Middle East tensions
By Reuters ·