Iran foreign minister says Russia, Iran have ‘never’ worked so closely

• Abbas Araghchi claims Iran and Russia have reached unprecedented levels of cooperation
• The statement followed a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Updated 20 October 2026 07:27

October 20, 2026 07:27

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Russia and Iran have “never” worked so closely, after hosting his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

“Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now,” Araghchi wrote on X.