Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confirmed that Russia mediated talks between Iran and Israel on regional security issues.
Commenting on media reports that in late 2025, Moscow served as a mediator in talks between Tehran and Tel Aviv to prevent Iran and Israel from attacking each other, he confirmed that such talks have taken place.
“Since this has been revealed in the media, I will simply say that such contacts were initiated by our intermediaries, both with Israel and with Iran,” he said at a press conference summarizing the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025. “And we are always ready, if asked, to offer our good services, but we never impose our good services.”
"When we are needed, we always respond. This is our principle," he declared.
