Iran's Pezeshkian to attend Moscow gas summit and likely meet Putin

Summary

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow next week to attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit on 27 October, and is likely to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin there, according to Iranian media citing Iran's envoy to Russia, Kazem Jalali. The trip follows recent talks in Tehran between Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Araghchi said the planned meeting would follow those discussions.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   24 Oct 2026, 04:22 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Pezeshkian will travel to Moscow next week to attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit on 27 October and is expected to meet Putin, citing Iranian media and envoy Kazem Jalali.

2. Hindustan Times

   24 Oct 2026, 06:33 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that Araghchi said Pezeshkian will meet Putin in Moscow next week, and that the meeting would follow discussions with Lavrov during Lavrov's recent visit to Tehran.

3. The Straits Times

   24 Oct 2026, 07:23 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports, citing Iran media, that Pezeshkian is due to visit Russia for a meeting of gas-exporting countries and is expected to meet Putin in Moscow.