Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on the efforts of Russia and other countries to mediate between Iran and the USA:
"Look, as I mentioned, there are other mediators besides the two countries who are directly involved in this matter and working on it. As you mentioned, Russia, China and other regional countries are also making efforts in this regard.
It is the Americans who, during a trip to Moscow, talked to Mr. Putin and asked him to talk to Iran so that in any case they could talk to us directly.
Russia and its president are friendly to us. We have strategic ties, we are very close, and we hold Mr. Putin in high esteem. For this reason, the secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security also went there, updated him on the details of the negotiations, and informed him that we conveyed our points to them - the legitimate rights and demands of our nation. ".