{"id":11682,"date":"2026-04-27T18:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=11682"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:39:29","slug":"iran-says-weighing-negotiations-as-araghchi-underscores-strategic-ties-with-russia-ahead-of-putin-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/iran-says-weighing-negotiations-as-araghchi-underscores-strategic-ties-with-russia-ahead-of-putin-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says weighing negotiations as Araghchi underscores strategic ties with Russia ahead of Putin meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MOSCOW: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is considering a request for negotiations, while reaffirming Iran\u2019s firm stance in the face of global pressures, ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists, Araghchi said Iran has stood against the world\u2019s \u201cgreatest superpower,\u201d adding that its adversaries had not achieved their objectives, which he said prompted calls for dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that Iran and Russia remain strategic partners, highlighting a history of mutual support between the two countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur cooperation will continue,\u201d he said, reiterating Tehran\u2019s commitment to sustaining and expanding its partnership with Moscow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The remarks came shortly before Araghchi\u2019s scheduled talks with President Putin in Moscow, where discussions were expected to focus on bilateral relations and regional developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSCOW: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is considering a request for negotiations, while reaffirming Iran\u2019s firm stance in the face of global pressures, ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to journalists, Araghchi said Iran has stood against the world\u2019s \u201cgreatest superpower,\u201d adding that its adversaries had not achieved their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,82,65,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","category-diplomatic-missions","category-european-union","category-foreign-missions","category-middle-east","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11682"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85771,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11682\/revisions\/85771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}