Could the path to US-Iran diplomacy run through Moscow?

Filed by Elara Myst

Russia may have a role to play as an intermediary, but significant hurdles stand in the way of a more decisive role.Giorgio Cafiero During a meeting last week with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to help broker a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war.The proposal — the latest in a series of recent Russian offers to act as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran — has a certain logic to it. While the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has brought Russia some ...