MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, about diplomatic efforts to deescalate tensions in the Middle East, the Russian foreign ministry said after their phone call.

"The top Iranian diplomat informed Lavrov about ongoing diplomatic efforts geared toward deescalating tensions in the Middle East following the United States' aggression against the Islamic Republic," the ministry said.

The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding envisaging an immediate ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, the United States resumed large-scale attacks on Iran overnight to July 8, having accused it of breaching the existing agreements in what concerned the Strait of Hormuz.