A spokesman said Vladimir Putin and Pezeshkian chose to hold their meeting sooner than planned because the schedule permitted it, according to TASS.
The Russian leader is also due to take part in the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States, TASS reported.
He will additionally attend the Caspian Environmental Summit, which the leaders of all five Caspian littoral states are expected to join, according to the same report.
