STORY: Russia and Iran are constantly in contact over various aspects of the international agenda, including issues related to Iran's nuclear program, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (September 1).

Putin met President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China.

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Putin says Russia and Iran constantly in contact over Iran's nuclear program

VIDEO SHOWS: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MEETING HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART MASOUD PEZESHKIAN / PUTIN SAYING COUNTRIES CONSTANTLY IN CONTACT OVER VARIOUS ISSUES, INCLUDING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

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SHOWS: TIANJIN, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 1, 2025) (RUSSIAN POOL - Access all)

1. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN SHAKING HANDS, POSING FOR PHOTO

2. PUTIN AND PEZESHKIAN ENTERING CONFERENCE ROOM

3. DELEGATIONS SITTING DOWN

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:

“I would like to highlight our friendly relations as well as the special and many-sided nature of ties between Russia and Iran.”

5. TALKS IN PROGRESS

6. PEZESHKIAN TAKING NOTES

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING:

“(STARTS OVER PEZESHKIAN TAKING NOTES) We are in constant contact on various aspects of international agenda including the situation regarding Iran’s nuclear program.”

8. TALKS IN PROGRESS

9. PEZESHKIAN SPEAKING

10. PUTIN LISTENING