Overview
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Abbas Araqchi will travel to Russia and Belarus within two to three days.
- Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the agenda includes strengthening bilateral ties and discussions on regional and international issues.
- The trip follows President Masoud Pezeshkian’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan that emphasized deeper political, economic and security cooperation.
- Iranian authorities reported seizing a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman carrying about six million liters of smuggled diesel, with the vessel’s identity undisclosed.
- Officials framed the interception as part of expanded maritime enforcement against fuel smuggling driven by heavy subsidies and a weakened currency.