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Monday, March 23, 2026
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Monday, March 23, 2026
Russia, Iran FMs hold call after Trump’s announcement of US-Iran talks on war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi holds a call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, after US President Donald Trump revealed Washington and Tehran had held “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities.”
Russia’s Lavrov called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities and a political settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of all parties involved, above all Iran,” the Russian foreign ministry says in a readout of the call, which it said was initiated by Tehran.
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