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Russia ready to lend hand to Iran-US negotiations — senior diplomat

TASS · · 215 words
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that Russia is available to assist in US-Iran negotiations if requested, though it will not force its role as a mediator. The article also mentions President Trump's decision to cancel a planned strike on Iran and a statement from Iran's Foreign Ministry regarding military readiness.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Russia is ready to assist in the US-Iran negotiation process if necessary”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS, Global Times/Interfax, and reports on Lavrov's meetings) confirm Russia's expressed readiness to assist in US-Iran negotiations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is ready to assist in the US-Iran negotiation process if necessary, but will not insist that the sides bring it on as a mediating party, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated in…
https://tass.com/politics/2134011
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the failed Islamabad talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed readiness to help peace efforts in a call with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, per Kremlin's readout cited by I…
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202604/1358746.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' summit in New Delhi, informed him of Russia's readi…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2097210/2026-05-14/lavrov-informed-arakc…
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“Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated in an interview with TASS [that Russia is ready to assist in the US-Iran negotiation process]”
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The specific interview by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov with TASS is reported by both TASS and other news summaries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.Ryabkov meets with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Ryabkov
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is ready to assist in the US-Iran negotiation process if necessary, but will not insist that the sides bring it on as a mediating party, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated in…
https://tass.com/politics/2134011
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web search NEUTRAL — "Russia is ready to provide all possible assistance in resolving this conflict, as the parties are well aware of," he told TASS.He also said that Moscow welcomes Washington and Tehran's attempts to re…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2100291
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“the active role of the Pakistani side in stabilizing the situation and creating conditions for moving toward lasting peace”
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While one web search result mentions Ryabkov noting 'Pakistan's role in stabilizing', the other search results for Pakistan are general Wikipedia/CountryReports entries that do not mention this specific diplomatic role. Only one reporting source confirms this specific claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan, [f] officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, [g] is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, [d] having the second-largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · What makes Pakistan a unique country to travel to? Country Description Pakistan is a parliamentary federal republic in South Asia, with a population of over 170 million people. Pakistan h…
https://www.countryreports.org/country/Pakistan.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Pakistan is a populous multiethnic country of South Asia. With a predominately Indo-Iranian speaking population, Pakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbor…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Pakistan
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“US President Donald Trump announced that he had cancelled a US strike on Iran planned for May 19”
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The cancellation/pause of a strike on Iran by Donald Trump is reported by The Guardian and Bloomberg.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US president says plans for a US military strike on Iran have been paused because ‘serious negotiations are now taking place’.People drive past an anti-US billboard depicting Donald Trump and the …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/iran-new-propo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Asked on May 19 how long he’s willing to wait on Iran while showing off the construction of the White House ballroom to a group of reporters, Trump gave a vague timeline.
https://southfront.press/despite-trumps-delay-israel-is-read…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said he called off a strike on Iran planned for Tuesday after an appeal by the leaders of Persian Gulf allies, who called for more time to pursue a diplomatic resolution.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/us-and-ir…
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“he had cancelled a US strike on Iran planned for May 19 at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE”
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The specific detail that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE requested the cancellation is only found in the TASS cross-references. While Bloomberg mentions 'Gulf allies', it does not explicitly list these three specific countries.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump said that he had abandoned plans to carry out a strike on Iran on May 19 at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
https://tass.com/world/2134087
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump said that he had abandoned plans to carry out a strike on Iran on May 19 at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
https://tass.com/world/2134023
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“Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei assured that the Islamic Republic’s armed forces are prepared for any scenario”
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The statement by Esmail Baghaei is only reported by TASS in the provided evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated in turn that the country’s armed forces were prepared for any scenario
https://tass.com/world/2134087
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei assured that the country’s armed forces were prepared for any scenario
https://tass.com/world/2134023
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