On October 10, 2026, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said that Russian President Putin had conveyed Iran's ideas on resolving the conflict to US President Trump.

Peskov stated that Putin informed Iranian President Peshezhian during his participation in the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Caspian Sea Ecological Summit in Turkmenistan that he would have a phone call with Trump. After consulting with Peshezhian, Putin conveyed Iran's vision for resolving the conflict in a speech with Trump on October 9, 2026.

But Peskov did not disclose the specific content of Iran's plan.

Peskov also said that under the proposal of the United States, the first call between Russia and the United States mainly focused on the Ukraine issue. During the call, Putin expressed "understanding" towards some proposals from the US aimed at easing the conflict in Ukraine.

On the evening of October 9, 2026, Russian President Putin released a statement on the presidential website stating that the heads of state of Russia and the United States had a phone conversation that day, focusing on the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis, the situation in Iran, and bilateral relations between Russia and the United States.Editor/Min Jing