Referring to the recent meeting of Iran and Russia’s top military commanders in the Iranian capital city of Tehran, Mikhail Ulyanov said in a post on the messaging platform X on Wednesday, “Iran is our neighbour and partner. The dialogue, including between the military authorities, is essential.”
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday.
He met with the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri on Tuesday.
Shoigu’s visit to Tehran came after an official invitation by General Bagheri in June.
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