Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with their Iranian counterparts on Monday, several Russian media outlets reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Lavrov and Iran's FM Hossein Amirabdollahian strongly condemned the large-scale attacks on Yemen carried out by a group of countries led by the US and the UK, according to the Russian TASS agency.
The statement said the ministers focused "on the escalating tensions in the Middle East."
They spoke in favor of an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ensuring unobstructed humanitarian access to the enclave to provide urgent assistance to the suffering civilian population.
The Foreign Ministers also discussed the progress in drafting a new treaty and other issues concerning bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and cooperation in transport, logistics, and other areas.
Bilateral relations between the two countries have shown major improvement in the past few months.
However, Moscow faced sharp Iranian criticism last month after the Russian Foreign Minister reiterated his country's support for an Emirati initiative offering Tehran to resolve the issue of the three occupied islands in the Arabian Gulf through dialogue or referring it to international courts.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the two ministers asserted their mutual commitment to the fundamental principles of Russian-Iranian relations, including unconditional respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and other principles of the UN Charter.
They noted that these issues will be reaffirmed in the major treaty underway for signing by Russia and Iran.
During the past few weeks, Amirabdollahian was subject to criticism after he claimed to have obtained Russian confirmation that it had corrected its position regarding the trio islands without providing evidence.
Last December, Marrakesh hosted the 6th Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum (RACF) session at the ministerial level.
In the concluding statement, the countries confirmed their support for all peaceful efforts, including initiatives aimed at reaching a solution to the three islands issue according to the principles of international law and the UN Charter and through bilateral negotiations or resorting to the International Court of Justice if the parties agree to that.
The Russian support revived internal disputes regarding rapprochement with China and distancing itself from Western countries.
Foreign policy adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati was among the most prominent critics of the Russian position.
Velayati warned Moscow of the repercussions of a "strategic" relationship between the two countries.
Furthermore, Mohsen Rezaee, senior military officer in the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and former VP for economic affairs, warned against repeating Russia's unfriendly interventions regarding the Iranian territory.
Rezaee added: "The three islands are not Crimea."
Last month, Iran summoned the Russian Chargé d'Affaires in a move similar to calling the chief Russian diplomat in Tehran last June.
Iran supplies Russia with weapons for its war in Ukraine. Russia supports the parties supporting Iran's demands in the 2015 agreement on its nuclear program.
The diplomatic path to reviving the nuclear agreement faltered after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
