Russia's Putin agrees to mediate between Iran and US: Report

Trump last month restored his 'maximum pressure' campaign on Iran which includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to mediate between Iran and the United States in talks concerning nuclear weapons, the state-run Zvezda media outlet reported on Tuesday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Earlier on Tuesday Bloomberg reported that Russia had agreed to assist US President Donald Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear programme and its support for anti-US proxies in the Middle East region.

Separately Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Iran was one of the topics discussed at recent Russia-US talks in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and that both sides had agreed to hold separate talks on the issue.