Kremlin says Putin relayed Iran’s position to Trump, but gives no details

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hold a meeting in Turkmenbashi October 8, 2026. — AFP pic

First Published: Saturday, 10 Oct 2026 7:40 PM MYT

MOSCOW, Oct 10 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump about Iran’s position on a possible Mideast peace deal, the Kremlin said today.

The Kremlin said Tehran’s stance was relayed in a phone call held between the two leaders yesterday. It did not say how Trump responded, nor elaborate on Iran’s position.

Diplomatic efforts to end the more-than-seven-month-long Iran conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer.

Putin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan earlier this week, where the Russian leader expressed an interest in helping broker peace.

“In coordination with the Iranian president, Putin conveyed the Iranian side’s views on a possible resolution to the conflict to Trump,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, according to Russia’s state RIA news agency.

The United States and Iran agreed a memorandum of understanding in June that spelled out a framework for ending their conflict, but Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz prompted a resumption of US military operations.

Recent indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly failed to produce a breakthrough. — AFP