Live Updates: Russian diplomat condemns U.S.-Israel attacks in Tehran visit as Netanyahu tells Trump “we have a job to finish”

Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 4:30 PM EDT / CBS News

Iran's top security official called for stronger cooperation with Russia to bolster regional security after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran on Monday, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said.

Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that cooperation could include joint economic projects, such as the completion of transportation corridors. Lavrov, meanwhile, condemned the U.S.-Israeli military attacks on Iran as illegal during his first visit to Iran since the U.S. launched its war with Iran almost eight months ago.

Also in Tehran on Monday, Iran summoned Germany's ambassador over what it called baseless accusations, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. Germany had summoned Iran's ambassador in Berlin the same day after a court sentenced two men with ties to Iran's intelligence service for plotting to kill the leader of a Jewish organization in Germany.

President Masoud Pezeshkian also said Iran is willing to resolve tensions through dialogue, blaming U.S. interference for divisions in the region, state-run IRNA reported.

Pezeshkian made the remarks during Monday's meeting with Lavrov, saying the presence of U.S. military bases in neighboring countries had only increased tensions, instability…

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