IRAN - RUSSIA ALLIANCE : IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS COOPERATION WITH MOSCOW HAS REACHED UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL

What happened: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran and Russia have never cooperated as closely as now, after talks in Tehran with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on military tensions, regional conflicts and nuclear cooperation. Key numbers: No concrete figures provided. Why it matters: Lavrov said Moscow's diplomacy aims to prevent another large-scale war as Washington-Tehran negotiations remain stalled. Putin had offered to assist with mediation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran and Russia have never cooperated as closely as now, after talks in Tehran with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on military tensions, regional conflicts and nuclear cooperation.

Lavrov said Moscow's diplomacy aims to prevent another large-scale war as Washington-Tehran negotiations remain stalled. Putin had offered to assist with mediation.