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Monday, April 27, 2026
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Monday, April 27, 2026
Iranian FM arrives in Saint Petersburg for talks with Putin, state media says
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, in Muscat, Oman, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Saint Petersburg, state media reports.
“He arrived early on Monday morning with the aim of meeting and holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Iranian state news agency IRNA posts on Telegram.
Moscow’s TASS news agency has confirmed that Putin plans to meet Araghchi, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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