Can Russia broker a new US-Iran deal?

What happened: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov travelled to Iran and met President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials. Media reports say Moscow has offered to mediate between Washington and Tehran on a possible nuclear deal. Key numbers: Pezeshkian and Putin met on October 8 and September 1. Russia is building two new units at Bushehr. Why it matters: Russia backs Iranian civilian nuclear energy but opposes Iranian nuclear weapons. It was part of the 2015 JCPOA talks, and the article says the US withdrawal and European loss of standing leave Trump with Russia and China.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov travelled to Iran and met President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials. Media reports say Moscow has offered to mediate between Washington and Tehran on a possible nuclear deal.

Russia backs Iranian civilian nuclear energy but opposes Iranian nuclear weapons. It was part of the 2015 JCPOA talks, and the article says the US withdrawal and European loss of standing leave Trump with Russia and China.