Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met in New York and said the regional crisis created by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran could only be resolved diplomatically. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Moscow and Tehran saw no alternative to settlement and discussed broader regional and international issues. The meeting highlighted their close military and political cooperation, but their 2025 strategic partnership does not include a mutual-defense clause. Iran’s president separately said Washington must decide when the war ends.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russian-iranian-foreign-ministers-say-only-diplomatic-solution-conflict-around-2026-09-25/