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  "id": 9718582,
  "title": "Russian, Iranian foreign ministers say only diplomatic solution to conflict around Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russian-iranian-foreign-ministers-say-only-diplomatic-solution-to-9718582",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T06:25:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441207/russian-iranian-foreign-ministers-say-only-diplomatic-solution-to-conflict-around-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi met in New York on Thursday, with Moscow stating both agreed only diplomacy could resolve tensions in the Middle East ignited by the US-Israeli conflict against Iran, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. The meeting, held at the UN General Assembly, focused on regional and international issues, with both sides emphasizing the necessity of a diplomatic resolution to the crisis provoked by the unlawful actions of the United States and Israel. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a strategic cooperation partnership in 2025, deepening bilateral ties and defense cooperation, although no mutual defense clause is included. Pezeshkian expressed gratitude to Putin for Moscow’s stance on the Iran war, stating that together, Moscow and Tehran can resist what he called US \"unilateralism.\" When asked if the conflict could end by the year's end, Pezeshkian stated it is up to the US to decide when the war would conclude.",
  "summary": "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart met on Thursday and Moscow said both agreed that only a diplomatic settlement could end tension in the Middle East sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran. “Current regional and international issues were discussed with emphasis on the situation around Iran,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement after Lavrov and Iran’s…",
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Iran, the diplomatic offensive, and a surprise in PM's speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/iran-the-diplomatic-offensive-and-a-surprise-in-pms-speech",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:03:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "Colombia Breaks Diplomatic Relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/colombia-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-the-islamic-republic-of-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:16:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Colombia's new US-backed government cuts ties with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/colombias-new-us-backed-government-cuts-ties-with-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-24T23:20:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Russian, Iranian foreign ministers say only diplomatic solution to conflict around Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russian-iranian-foreign-ministers-say-only-diplomatic-solution-to-9675080",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:46:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Russian, Iranian foreign ministers say only diplomatic solution to conflict around Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/russian-iranian-foreign-ministers-say-only-diplomatic-solution-to",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:12:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Colombia formally cuts ties with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/colombia-formally-cuts-ties-with-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:05:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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