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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that regional problems cannot be resolved by military means, speaking at a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Tehran, AnewZ reported. Reuters said Araghchi noted that both Iran and Russia support resolving these issues through diplomatic and political channels.
Araghchi said the security situation in the region was a direct result of the military aggression launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. He described the war and economic blockade launched by the United States and Israel as the main causes of instability in the region.
A post published by Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Oct. 19, 2026, said Lavrov had been received by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that it will announce new targets and weapons amid tensions with the United States, Anadolu Agency reported. IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbini said seven major internet cables pass beneath the Strait of Hormuz, carrying all internet and commercial data traffic.
“We just want them to know that new targets will be announced. New weapons will be unveiled,” Mohebbini said, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.
Mohebbini also reportedly told a ceremony at Tehran’s Holy Defense Museum that Iran would remove the remnants of US power from the region.
