Hyderabad, April 27 -- Iran intensified its diplomatic push on Monday, April 27, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin on the 20th day of the ceasefire with United States (US), while broader peace efforts remained stalled

Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that Araghchi landed in St Petersburg ahead of his scheduled meeting with Putin, as Tehran seeks backing from major partners amid the prolonged crisis.

Russian lawmaker says US misjudged Iran

Senior Russian lawmaker Alexey Pushkov said the United States was unprepared for a military confrontation with Iran and had wrongly expected rapid results through force.

Pushkov said Washington underestimated Tehran's preparedness, a...