Putin meets Iran's Pezeshkian at the Kremlin; Iranian president says the region can resolve its problems 'without the United States'
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks in Moscow on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit, according to the Kremlin. Putin said the regional situation 'cannot but cause concern'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday 27 October, on the sidelines of the eighth Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit, according to the Kremlin. It published its transcript at 4:20pm GMT. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller attended, it said.
Putin said the two leaders had just held a one-on-one discussion of the regional situation, which “cannot but cause concern”. He said Russian-Iranian trade grew 10.4 percent in the first eight months of 2026 and that construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant continues.
Pezeshkian thanked Putin for his “support and assistance”. In the Kremlin’s English transcript, he said Iran could resolve regional problems “without the United States”. Iran’s presidential office said the leaders also discussed oil and gas cooperation, TASS reported.
Background
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, and talks between Washington and Tehran have stalled, AFP reported. Lavrov visited Tehran on 19 October. See our report on his visit and our report on the Moscow gas summit.
US angle
On 19 October, President Donald Trump said “Russia’s done very little for Iran”, Anadolu Agency reported. No White House comment on the meeting had been reported by the outlets cited at the time of writing.
See also: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran’s conditions must be met to end the war.
Sources
- Meeting with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian · President of Russia (kremlin.ru)
- Pezeshkian, Putin discuss energy cooperation during meeting in Moscow · TASS
- Iran president tells Putin region can solve problems without US · AFP (via The Korea Times)
- Putin discusses regional tensions and trade with Iranian, Qatari leaders · Anadolu Agency
- Trump suggests someone other than Zelenskyy should negotiate for Ukraine · Anadolu Agency
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