Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, according to the Iranian foreign ministry. Araghchi emphasized to Lavrov the need to halt Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, the Iranian foreign ministry reported. The two discussed the recently announced US-Iran memorandum of understanding, whose full details have not been publicly disclosed.
Araghchi stressed to Lavrov the need for a cessation of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, framing the issue as a central concern in the regional diplomatic context. The call extends a flurry of Iranian diplomatic outreach seen in recent days: as The Zioneer reported on Monday, Araghchi separately told his Turkish, Iraqi and Egyptian counterparts that the US is responsible for implementing the MOU and that Israel must halt its strikes on Lebanon. On Tuesday, Araghchi stated publicly that any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence in occupied lands violates the agreement.
Whether Moscow signaled any shift in its position vis-à-vis Iran or the Lebanon front remains unconfirmed from this report, which does not detail Lavrov's response.
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