TEHRAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call that Moscow was ready to help efforts to mediate the Middle East war, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday, with the months-long conflict locked in a stalemate.
Russia and Iran -- two of the most sanctioned countries in the world -- have significantly deepened their military and trade ties during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, becoming increasingly reliant on each other.
The Russian leader and Pezeshkian in their call spoke of the "positive and expanding trajectory of relations" between the two allies, stressing the need to further deepen ties, state news agency IRNA reported.
