Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in St Petersburg on Monday, April 27, and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a "difficult period" and that peace would soon prevail.
China has sharply criticised new United States sanctions imposed on Chinese companies, calling them unlawful, and has pledged to take firm countermeasures to protect the legitimate interests of its firms.
Despite a 7.5 percent decline in United States military expenditure after President Donald Trump halted new financial and military aid to Ukraine, global military spending rose by 2.9 percent in 2025, reaching a record 2.89 trillion dollars, according to a report released on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Abbas Araghchi has arrived in St. Petersburg for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.
Iran has presented a three-step proposal as a condition for resuming peace talks with the United States, according to Iran’s state media.
At least 14 people, including two children and two women, were killed and 37 others injured in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday (April 26), according to the country’s health ministry.