# Lavrov backs Iran hours after Trump says Russia is doing ‘very little’ to help Tehran

https://mins.news/en/item/106762

- euronews, 2026-10-19 19:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/lavrov-backs-iran-hours-after-trump-says-russia-doing-very-little-to-help-tehran

> Hours after Trump publicly said Russia was doing “little” to help Iran, Moscow reaffirmed full support for Tehran. Foreign Minister Lavrov called Iran’s fight a “just cause.”

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