Abbas Araghchi is in Moscow for talks with Russian president following US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow on Sunday for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following recent US and Israeli military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Araghchi said he will discuss confronting common challenges and threats with Putin, especially after recent developments, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported early Monday.
He emphasized that the current special conditions in the region require "closer, more precise and serious" consultations between Iran and Russia, the report said.
Referring to his upcoming meeting with Putin on Monday, Araghchi said "we will have serious and important talks which I am confident will be in the interests of both countries."
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that American forces bombed Iran's Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
The US targeted the sites with six bunker-buster bombs dropped on the Fordo facility with B-2 stealth bombers along with dozens of submarine-launched cruise missile strikes on the Natanz and Isfahan facilities.
The attacks came in the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.
Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.
Meanwhile, in Iran, at least 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
