| Is there even the slightest possibility that President Trump is not excruciatingly aware of what Iran wants… as well as the limits of what he is willing to grant them? |
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Putin delivered Tehran’s views in coordination with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
The message followed a phone call between Putin and Trump on Friday, October 9, after the Russian president met Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan earlier this week.
The Kremlin did not disclose the details of Iran’s position or Trump’s response.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Putin told Trump that Moscow’s proposal to receive Iran’s highly enriched uranium remained on the table. Putin also stressed that diplomatic options for resolving the conflict had not been exhausted and that an agreement could be reached through negotiations, according to Russian state media.
During his meeting with Putin, Pezeshkian said Tehran remained committed to negotiations with Washington despite repeated attacks. He also said both sides had submitted proposals and that Iran had amended Washington’s latest proposals, according to Rudaw.
The diplomatic contacts come as efforts to end the conflict remain stalled, with indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran failing to produce a breakthrough.