Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Tehran on Tuesday, aligning Russia and Iran’s positions on key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program. According to a statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry,

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, Iranian state media reported, days after Moscow held initial talks with the U.S. just a month after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Russia and Iran remain aligned on Tehran’s goals for its domestic nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said this week.

TEHRAN - Iran will not negotiate over its nuclear program while facing external pressure or sanctions, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared Tuesday during a joint press conference with his visiting Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Tehran.

The Iranian foreign minister addressed the issue after talks with his Russian counterpart, amid worries in Tehran that Moscow's recent closeness with Washington may undermine Iran's interests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's top leaders aligned positions on issues around Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Tehran on Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said. Lavrov discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues with both President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi,

By bnm Tehran bureau Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran on February 25, holding a private meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, followed by an official delegation meeting and a joint press conference,