Iran hosts Russia’s FM Lavrov as Moscow seeks benefit from US sanctions relief

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran this week. This comes as the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow would honor its economic agreements with Iran despite the “challenging situation.” Moscow is reaffirming its commitment to cooperation with Iran. Lavrov met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi. This comes as the relationship between Ukraine and the United States is facing a crisis. US President Donald Trump has been more critical of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. The US apparently wants Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian energy sites. The US has also...