Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is preparing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he expected their conversation to “be in the interests of both countries”. Araghchi said late on Sunday night that he would have “serious and important discussions” with Putin in Moscow.

Iran's military launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Saturday night after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Trump and other world leaders have called on Iran to come to the negotiating table.

The attack came the day after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites, prompting fears of a wider regional conflict.