Nigeria, April 27 -- Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Russia on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin amid diplomatic efforts to end the war.

This trip follows his visit to Islamabad and Oman, and his insistence on not holding talks with the US amid its naval blockade.

The Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, disclosed in a post on X that the countries are presenting a united front in the "campaign of the world's totalitarian forces against independent and justice-seeking countries."

He said the campaign is also against countries that "seek a world free from unilateralism and Western domination."

Mr Kazem noted that the meeting, a "diplomatic Jihad," will focus on coordinating interactions and advanc...