{"id":27312,"date":"2026-04-27T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/top-iranian-diplomat-arrives-in-russia-video\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:44:12","slug":"top-iranian-diplomat-arrives-in-russia-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/top-iranian-diplomat-arrives-in-russia-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Iranian diplomat arrives in Russia (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already visited Pakistan and Oman to \u201cclosely coordinate\u201d with regional partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"110\"><strong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"110\"><\/strong>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia, where he is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials to discuss the Middle East conflict amid stalled talks with the US.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"637\">The Iranian delegation\u2019s plane landed in St. Petersburg at around 5:30 AM local time on Monday.\u00a0Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Araghchi would hold consultations with Russian officials on <em>\u201cthe current status of talks, the ceasefire, and developments around the conflict\u201d<\/em> with the US and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry earlier confirmed Araghchi\u2019s visit. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin has a meeting with the Iranian diplomat on his schedule.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1069\">The trip marks the final leg of Araghchi\u2019s regional tour of Pakistan, Oman, and Russia, which he has described as an effort to <em>\u201cclosely coordinate\u201d<\/em> with partners amid the standoff with Washington and West Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/69eecf9320302711044946b7.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Pakistan, he shared Tehran\u2019s position on a <em>\u201cworkable framework to permanently end the war on Iran,\u201d<\/em> adding that it remains to be seen whether the US is <em>\u201ctruly serious about diplomacy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is welcomed by Pakistani Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on April 24, 2026\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639043-iran-pakistan-us-talks\/\">Tehran denies new talks with Trump\u2019s envoys<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1266\">In Oman, Araghchi said discussions focused on bilateral matters and regional developments, including ways to ensure safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz, which he described as a matter of interest to littoral states, regional neighbors, and the wider world.<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump\u2019s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were reportedly on standby to fly to Pakistan for potential negotiations over the weekend, but Tehran rejected direct talks with US representatives during Araghchi\u2019s tour.<\/p>\n<p>However, Araghchi reportedly handed Pakistan, which is acting as mediator, a document intended for Washington outside the formal negotiating process. The document outlines Iran\u2019s <em>\u201cred lines,\u201d<\/em> including issues related to Hormuz and Iran\u2019s nuclear energy program.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, West Palm Beach, Florida, April 25, 2026.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639068-trump-cancels-envoys-trip-pakistan-iran\/\">Trump cancels envoys\u2019 trip to Pakistan for Iran talks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2392\">Washington indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran earlier this week, expecting a <em>\u201cunified\u201d<\/em> proposal from Tehran while keeping a US blockade of Iranian ports in place. The standoff around the Strait of Hormuz has rattled global markets, pushing Brent crude above $100 per barrel, while Trump has made it clear that there is no firm timeline for ending the war.<\/p>\n<p>The US president further raised the stakes by saying he ordered the US Navy to <em>\u201cshoot and kill\u201d<\/em> any Iranian boats found laying mines in the waterway. Tehran considers the blockade a direct breach of the ceasefire and has argued that any talks are pointless as long as it remains in place and Israel continues its attacks against Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already visited Pakistan and Oman to \u201cclosely coordinate\u201d with regional partners Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia, where he is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials to discuss the Middle East conflict amid stalled talks with the US. 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