The head of Russia’s National Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, said in Tehran on Monday that his country “is ready for comprehensive cooperation with Iran on regional issues.”
Shoigu made the statement during a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces , General Mohammad Baqeri, in which they discussed regional developments and bilateral cooperation on security issues and commercial projects, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.
Baqeri, in turn, highlighted the strategic relations between Tehran and Moscow.“Relations between Iran and Russia are strategic, deep and long-term,” said the Iranian general, who also welcomed tripartite cooperation with China.
Upon arriving in Tehran, Shoigu met with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and also has a meeting scheduled with the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Shoigu’s visit to Tehran comes amid escalation in the Middle East following the assassination in Tehran of the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas , Ismail Haniyeh, previously condemned by the Kremlin.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his G7 counterparts today to warn them that an attack by Iranian and Hezbollah forces against Israel could occur within 24 hours, according to the “Axios” portal.
Iran itself reiterated on Monday that “it is necessary to punish Israel” after Haniyeh’s assassination, but said Tehran was not responsible for the escalation in the Middle East .
However, the Russian news agency “RIA Novosti” assured that this visit has no relation to the latest events, since it was carried out at the invitation of Ahmadian during a telephone conversation last May.
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