The Russian side expressed its (its) well -known attitudes aimed at stabilizing the situation in the region and a political solution to the Iranian nuclear program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted Ali Lurdžani, who is the main advisor to the spiritual leader of the Iranian Islamic Republic Ali Khamenei for strategic affairs on Sunday in the Moscow Kremlin. According to AFP, journalists informed Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
According to Peskov Larídžání, “on the instruction of his leadership, he interpreted the evaluation of the worsened situation in the Middle East and around the Iranian nuclear program.”
As Peskov noted, “the Russian side expressed its well -known attitudes aimed at stabilizing the situation in the region and a political solution to questions related to the Iranian nuclear program.”
During the recent War of Iran with Israel, Russia stood diplomatically on Iran, criticizing Israeli and American attacks on the Iranian territory, including the bombing of the US aircraft. Despite the ceasefire after the June war in the Middle and the Middle East, tensions persist: the Israeli government has promised to prevent the renewal of Iranian nuclear capacities and threatens further blows to Iran.
Iran and Russia have been connecting a strategic partnership for years, have common geopolitical interests in Syria, cooperate militarily, including drones and economically, both of which have been facing Western sanctions.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say in all important issues of state policy, including defense, foreign relations, nuclear program and security. It also controls the revolutionary guard (IRGC), which have a key role in both politics and the economy. The government and the President must respect his decisions and must not act without his consent.
As Ayatollah, he is the spiritual leader of the Shiite Islam in the country. It is also perceived as a guarantor of the 1979 revolution and the Islamic regime. His statements and decisions have a great impact on public opinion and elites. He will be in office. It can only be initiated by the Council of Experts, but it is subject to its strong influence.
