Putin meets Iranian security official Rezai at Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai at the Kremlin. No details of the meeting were released.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about two days ago with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, about developments in the region and the continuation of strategic cooperation between the two countries. The conversation took place days after a report in the Wall Street Journal that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance approached Rezaei in an attempt to renew negotiations. According to analysts, the conversation may indicate a strengthening of Rezaei's position in the Iranian leadership. The article reviews the security rapprochement between Moscow and Tehran during the war, and the different interests of Russia and China regarding the Iranian regime. Experts cited assess that Russia will continue to assist Iran as long as it does not risk a direct confrontation with the United States, and that the very conflict between Iran and the U.S. serves Moscow. Alongside this, the position of Chatham House is presented that the war changed Tehran's perception of Russia as a vital partner for its military survival.