Putin offers to mediate between Iran, US after failed Islamabad peace talks

Amid failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, offering to mediate and help restore stability and peace in the conflict-hit Middle East, the Kremlin said.

Pezeshkian briefed Putin on the US-Iran talks held in Pakistan and thanked Moscow for its position 'aimed at de-escalating the situation,' the Kremlin said in a statement.

Putin emphasized his readiness to help bring about a diplomatic settlement to the hostilities and establish a just and lasting peace in the Middle



East.

"Vladimir Putin emphasised his readiness to further facilitate the search for a political and diplomatic settlement to the conflict, and to mediate efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," the Kremlin said in its readout of the call.

According to a statement shared on X by the Iranian President's office, the discussion took place shortly after the high-stakes talks in Pakistan failed to produce a breakthrough. During the call, the two leaders "reviewed the latest regional & international developments," including the current status of the ceasefire in the region.