Putin informs Trump of Iran's position on a peace agreement

Russian President Vladimir Putin informed his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in a telephone conversation about Iran's position regarding a possible agreement to end the war in the Middle East, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov, quoted by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.

The Russian president offered his help to help end the war during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, held this week on the sidelines of a summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Turkmenistan.

“In coordination with the Iranian president, Mr. Putin conveyed to Mr. Trump the point of view of the Iranian side on a possible resolution of the conflict,” the Kremlin spokesman stated. He did not specify what the US president's response was or detail the Iranian position.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in the Middle East—triggered by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February—have been stalled since the summer.

The achievement of a ceasefire in April, the signing of a memorandum of understanding in June and exchanges on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September failed to end hostilities.