According to information obtained by the British newspaper The Telegraph, Iran is considering the request to start direct talks with U.S. President Trump, initiated by Russian leader Putin.

As reported by The Telegraph, a senior Iranian official revealed that the Kremlin has reached out to Iran’s high national security council to facilitate direct talks between Washington and Tehran. Russia announced that it is willing to assist in the negotiations between Trump and Iran, including Tehran’s nuclear program and its support for anti-U.S. proxies in the region. However, it is noted that Iranian officials are reluctant to accept this proposal due to an increasing opposition to the talks among hardliners following the recent controversy between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House last week. An Iranian official speaking to The Telegraph stated, “Officials from the Kremlin contacted the High National Security Council and disclosed that Putin wants to mediate and is ready to facilitate direct talks between Iran and America.” The official continued, “They said that Trump wants to talk and prefers this over war, but there is great uncertainty on this issue following the events at the White House last week.”

” MOSCOW READY TO DO EVERYTHING” In a news piece published in the Russian state media, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, “Russia believes that the U.S. and Iran must resolve all their issues through negotiations. Moscow is ready to do everything it can to achieve this.” It is believed that Trump’s recent tough stance on Ukraine and pushing for peace talks that seem favorable to Russia have given him an advantage over Putin.