Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in St Petersburg for talks with President Vladimir Putin as part of a broader diplomatic effort to ease regional tensions. The visit follows engagements in Pakistan and Oman, with discussions expected on ceasefire prospects, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s proposal to de-escalate conflict

In a message to participants of the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the recent military actions by Israel and the US against Iran had dealt a serious blow to the authority of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons