# Kremlin spokesman responds to Bessent’s remarks on Russian-Iranian relations

https://mins.news/en/item/43270

- TASS, 2026-09-03 07:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2181803

> Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the United States was unlikely to be able or entitled to monopolize relations with any country. His comments followed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call for Russia to “stay away” from Iran after Vladimir Putin said Moscow would assist Tehran.

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