Putin met Iran’s security chief 3 hours, state agency Mehr reported.

Ambassador Kazem Jalali said Iran will speed up the Rasht-Astara railway on the North-South corridor.

Jalali said Mohsen Rezaei told Putin talks alone cannot end the war, citing a letter from US Vice President JD Vance.

Jalali said Iran requires the US to accept its 7 strategic conditions before any diplomatic initiative.

How each outlet framed it
Mehr News Agency leans favorable
reports the Rezaei-Putin meeting through Ambassador Kazem Jalali, stressing Iran's line that US negotiations lack guarantees and the Rasht-Astara railway

Sources: Mehr News Agency