Moscow: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived Sunday in Moscow to discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin the recent strikes by Israel and the US against nuclear sites in Iran. Araghchi plans to consult Monday with Putin and senior Russian officials on regional and international matters following the attacks.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Iranian foreign minister announced Saturday in Istanbul that he would visit Moscow to meet Putin as part of the 'strategic partnership' between the two countries. The discussions come in the wake of US President Donald Trump's announcement that US forces bombed three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.

The US targeted the sites with six bunker-buster bombs dropped on the Fordo facility with B-2 stealth bombers, along with dozens of submarine-launched cruise missile strikes on the Natanz and Isfahan facilities. These attacks mark the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.

Israeli authorities have reported that at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since the escalation. Meanwhile, the Iranian Health Ministry has stated that 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault.