Putin relays Iran's stance on Middle East peace to Trump, Kremlin says
The Kremlin reported that Vladimir Putin conveyed Iran's position on a prospective peace settlement to Donald Trump during a phone call.
The Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin informed Donald Trump about Iran's perspective on a potential peace agreement for the Middle East during a phone call on Friday. This transmission of Tehran's stance came after Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan, where he voiced a desire to help broker a settlement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian leader shared the Iranian side's views with Trump, but offered no details on how Trump responded or what Iran specifically proposed.
The conflict, which started after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, has remained deadlocked for more than seven months, despite a June memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Recent Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have reignited U.S. military activity, and indirect talks at the UN General Assembly have not yielded a breakthrough.
Why it matters
It shows Russia acting as a conduit between the U.S. and Iran, potentially influencing peace negotiations in a volatile region.
How this story developed
- Sep 29 US officials describe talks with Russian envoy as constructive amid Ukraine war
- Oct 3 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told a parliamentary panel that Russia will take about 70,000 Indian skilled workers this year as the two countries push to broaden trade, energy cooperation and diplomatic efforts on Ukraine.
- Oct 9 India shifted from a labor‑exchange agreement with Russia to actively mediating a cease‑fire between Russia and Ukraine.
- Oct 9 Dmitrijev met U.S. officials in Washington to discuss post‑war energy cooperation.
- Oct 9 Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply the United States and global markets with diesel fuel in multiple shipments.
- Oct 9 Ukrainian delegation members Budanov, Kyslytsya, Arakhamia and Umerov travel to the United States for talks with Kushner and Witkoff.
- Oct 10 U.S., Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Oct 9 to discuss protecting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and related issues.
- Oct 10 Zelensky slammed Trump and Ukrainian drones attacked the Novoshakhtinsk oil terminal while Russia bombed a residential building in Zaporizhzhia.
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