Overview

• Russia’s embassy in Iran said Vladimir Putin called Masoud Pezeshkian on August 25 and outlined the results of the Anchorage summit with the United States.
• Both leaders confirmed plans to deepen cooperation and agreed to hold a bilateral meeting at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China.
• The conversation covered Iran’s nuclear program, with Pezeshkian thanking Putin for supporting Tehran’s “right to enrichment” and reiterating that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, according to official readouts.
• Iranian state media said Tehran will meet Britain, France and Germany in Geneva as the European trio considers reimposing UN sanctions over enrichment levels and IAEA access.
• Press TV reported that Putin said the Alaska talks centered on Ukraine and noted advancing Russia–Iran projects, including the Rasht–Astara railway, Bushehr nuclear cooperation and an 11% rise in trade in the first half of the year.