Putin meets with Iranian officials by December 31?

The question asks whether Vladimir Putin will meet in person with Iranian officials by the end of 2026. The provided articles are from 2024 and discuss unrelated topics: Putin ruling out a ceasefire with Ukraine Aljazeera article, Iran refusing nuclear concessions Ground Iran, and Turkish-Iranian foreign minister talks Ground Turkish. None of these articles report or suggest any planned or recent meeting between Putin and Iranian officials. Given the lack of any relevant evidence in the sources, and the fact that such a high-level meeting would typically be covered by major news outlets, the probability is low. However, because the resolution date is far in the future (end of 2026) and geopolitical circumstances could change, a very low probability (0.12) is assigned rather than near-zero, to account for unforeseen developments not reflected in the current articles.