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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Russia during an overseas tour that also includes Pakistan and Oman, as Tehran consults key partners amid the conflict with the U.S.
Araghchi’s trip highlights Iran’s long-standing partnership with Russia, which has remained a critical diplomatic ally for Tehran throughout the conflict.
The Kremlin has repeatedly offered to take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium, proposing to store or reprocess it on Russian soil.
The proposal could theoretically address some of the U.S.’ key demands in negotiations to end the war with Iran.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer, presumably seeking to prevent Moscow, already a global leader in nuclear energy, from gaining additional leverage.
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Iran and Russia signed a 20-year treaty in January 2025 to strengthen their economic, military and political partnership.
Russia has described U.S. strikes on Iran as “unprovoked aggression.”
However, the agreement signed by Tehran and Moscow stopped short of a mutual-defense pact.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he “highly appreciated” Islamabad’s mediation efforts between Iran and the U.S. during a call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
Lavrov also voiced Moscow’s “readiness to contribute.”
In March, CNN reported that Russia was providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, citing multiple people familiar with U.S. intelligence reporting on the issue.
The report was the first indication that Moscow sought to get involved in the war.
Araghchi’s upcoming visit to Moscow signals that Tehran is looking to consult its partners in the Kremlin amid the conflict.
The visit comes as Iran’s top diplomat continues his tour of Pakistan, Oman and Russia.
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