Putin to host Iranian president this week for talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi for talks in Moscow this week as Russia tries to help salvage a nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran, state television channel Rossiya-1 reported.

Rossiya-1 did not disclose when precisely the meeting between the two leaders would take place, nor the issues they would discuss.

Russia is taking part in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers - the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and the European Union - that lifted some sanctions against Tehran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear programme.