Overview

• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Iran’s Abbas Araqchi at the Rio de Janeiro BRICS summit to renew Moscow’s mediation offer.
• Lavrov condemned last month’s U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities safeguarded by the IAEA.
• The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized its readiness to broker mutually acceptable diplomatic solutions to the Iran–Israel–U.S. nuclear dispute.
• As part of its proposals, Russia offered to store Iranian uranium to guarantee its exclusive use for peaceful energy purposes.
• The push highlights Moscow’s strategy to leverage BRICS forums and present an alternative to Western-led diplomatic channels.