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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Tehran on October 19, 2026, holding talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei and President Masoud Pezeshkian. Araghchi described the talks as intensive and productive, covering bilateral relations and regional security, while Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said expanding economic ties with Iran remains a priority for Moscow. Russia pledged to maintain political and economic cooperation with Iran, even as Iran International reported that President Trump welcomed what he called limited Russian and Chinese support for Tehran. Araghchi also blamed the United States for tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and called for a regional security arrangement without foreign forces.