Iran's FM visits Russia on last leg of regional tour

DUBAI - Discussions on bilateral ties and regional issues, including the Iran-US conflict, will be held with Russian officials during a visit to St Petersburg, Iran’s foreign minister said, marking the final leg of a regional tour that also took him to Pakistan and Oman, Iranian state media reported on Monday.

Abbas Araqchi said recent consultations in Pakistan had reviewed conditions under which Iran-US talks could resume, stressing that Tehran would seek to secure its rights and national interests following weeks of conflict.

He also said Iran and Oman, as coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz, had agreed to continue expert-level consultations to ensure safe transit and protect shared interests in the waterway.