A Day After The US Imposes New Sanctions On Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Lands In Tehran

JAKARTA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials. The visit comes days after Moscow held initial talks with the US just a month after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Lavrov will discuss regional and bilateral topics with his Iranian counterpart during a one-day visit to Iran, state media reported.

The visit came a day after the United States imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry, the main source of revenue for the Islamic Republic.

Trump earlier this month restored efforts to "maximum pressure" on Iran that included efforts to push the country's oil exports to zero, and reimposed Washington's tough policies on Iran practiced during its first term of office.

Moscow and Tehran are known to anger Western countries for developing stronger defense relations since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022.