Sergey Lavrov

Where is evidence Iran planned to build nuclear weapons, Russia's Lavrov asks

Lavrov denies Iran's nuclear weapon development, warning the US‑Israel conflict could spur nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, March 3, 2026; illustrative.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, February 6, 2026; illustrative.

Russia says it's seeing unprecedented escalation of tensions between US and Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Moscow and Tehran’s new partnership is bad news for the West - opinion

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US special envoy Steve Witkoff react during a family photo opportunity at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025.

US held talks with Ukraine, European countries on next steps in ending Ukraine war, Witkoff says


Iran, Russia take aim at U.S. military presence near Syrian oilfields

Trump's suggestion on Sunday that Exxon Mobil Corp or another U.S. oil company operate Syrian oil fields drew rebukes from legal and energy experts.

 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani together with Russia's Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017

Russia, Turkey, Iran team up on Syria talks as U.S. weighs pulling troops

Russia's foreign ministry announced that the continued presence of US troops in Syria is an obstacle in the path to peace settlement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shake hands as they attend a news conference after talks on forming a constitutional committee in Syria, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 18, 2018

Lavrov issues rare rebuke of Iran for calling for Israel's destruction

"We have stated many times that we won’t accept the statements that Israel, as a Zionist state, should be destroyed and wiped off the map."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia

Russia says no to Trump fixing or nixing Iran nuclear deal

"We will not support what the United States is trying to do, changing the wording of the agreement, incorporating things that will be absolutely unacceptable for Iran," says Foreign Minister Lavrov.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov attends his annual news conference in Moscow