ISTANBUL Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Friday discussed the “grave military and political crisis” in the Middle East, triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that during a phone call, Lavrov also informed Araghchi about the delivery of a new batch of humanitarian aid to Tehran. The US and Israel have been carrying out strikes on Iran since Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people, including