Zarghami says the US asked Russia to mediate between Tehran and Washington

Single source · Iran, Iran (approximate) · 2026-11-05 16:14 UTC

Iranian Supreme Cyberspace Council member Ezatollah Zarghami says the US asked Russia's President Putin to mediate between Washington and Tehran, and that Iran rejected the request. One version, from Zarghami's own Telegram channel, adds that Putin sent two envoys to Iran to request Iranian cooperation, and that Iran gave a negative response.

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Sources

• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-05 16:14 UTC
• @Faytuks_Network (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:04 UTC
• @TPOnow (Telegram), 2026-11-05 18:04 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-05 16:15 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-05 18:12 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-05 16:14 UTC; last updated 2026-11-05 18:12 UTC.

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