{"id":2000109668,"date":"2026-04-24T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000109668"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:42:23","slug":"russia-iran-presidents-in-close-contact-since-start-of-mideast-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/russia-iran-presidents-in-close-contact-since-start-of-mideast-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia, Iran presidents in close contact since start of Mideast conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Putin and Pezeshkian have spoken by phone three times since Feb. 28, Jalali said. &#8220;Our presidents maintain very good contact. The foreign ministers of the two countries also have very strong relations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their latest phone call on April 12, Jalali said Moscow stands ready to continue facilitating efforts to resolve the conflict and help achieve a just and lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We thank Russia for this voice and support, which testifies to the stable and deep relations between our countries,&#8221; Jalali said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232633107-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000109669\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran&#8217;s President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian have been in close contact since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began, Iran&#8217;s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000109669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,101],"byline":[235],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000109668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-internationl","byline-xinhua"],"bylines":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"contributors":[{"id":235,"name":"Xinhua","slug":"xinhua","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":80}],"featured_image":{"id":2000109669,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232633107-1-1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. 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