According to a report from Bloomberg, Russia has agreed to support the Trump administration in facilitating communications with Iran regarding its nuclear program. As reported, “Top US and Russian officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed Washington’s interest in Moscow helping with Iranian issues, during a Feb. 18 meeting according to people with knowledge of the situation…” Lavrov reportedly shared the details from this U.S. meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi during Lavrov’s recent visit to Tehran.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized Russia’s belief that the United States and Iran should resolve their problems through negotiations and expressed Moscow’s readiness to support such efforts.