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Iran's Pezeshkian and Russia's Putin hold phone call, stress bilateral cooperation
In short
Iranian President Pezeshkian and Russian President Putin held a telephone call on 7 October, Chinese outlets reported. Both sides stressed that bilateral strategic cooperation should continue to be strengthened. Putin said cooperation would go ahead despite the current turbulent regional situation and that Russia supports diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions.
Why it matters
The call is between two governments whose relations are closely watched abroad, and the readout indicates continued coordination. The documents give no details of any concrete agreements, so the practical outcome of the call is not established by the reporting available.
Key facts
- Iranian President Pezeshkian and Russian President Putin held a telephone call on 7 October 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Both sides stressed that the two countries' bilateral strategic cooperation should continue to be strengthened. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Pezeshkian said relations between the two countries have good momentum and that cooperation in all areas should be further strengthened in the two countries' common interest. [ 3 ]
- Putin said the two sides would continue to advance and strengthen cooperation despite the current turbulence in the region. [ 3 ]
- Putin said Russia supports diplomatic efforts by some countries to ease regional tensions and is ready to play a role and provide assistance in that effort. [ 3 ]
- Jiemian attributed its account of the call to CCTV News. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What specific projects or agreements, if any, were discussed or reached in the call. The documents describe the call and general statements of intent only, and give no specifics.
- Whether the Russian side issued its own separate account of the call. The detailed remarks are carried by Jiemian citing CCTV News; the other two documents carry headline-level summaries only, so the quotes rest on a single reported source.
What local media are saying
Business mediaAll three documents are from financial news outlets and treat the call as a brief diplomatic news item. The earliest, CLS, reported only that the call took place; Yicai's headline stressed strengthened bilateral cooperation; Jiemian carried the fullest account, citing CCTV News for the remarks by both presidents and for Putin's comments on regional tensions.
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Timeline, local time
- CLS reports that Iranian President Pezeshkian and Russian President Putin held a telephone call. [ 1 ]
- Yicai reports the call, saying the two presidents stressed strengthening bilateral cooperation. [ 2 ]
- Jiemian publishes the readout attributed to CCTV News, including remarks by Pezeshkian and Putin. [ 3 ]