Iran press/Iran: The Leader made the remarks in a Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who traveled to Tehran to participate in a key trilateral summit on Syria, hosted by Iranian President Hassan Rouhaniand also attended by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Leader said: the Islamic Republic has so far respected its obligations with regards to the JCPOA; the Europeans, however, have not fulfilled their duties, and it is not acceptable that we should fully abide by our commitments, while they do not have to respect theirs.
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Ayatollah Khamenei described the Russian President’s outlook regarding the JCPOA as benevolent and stressed: Regarding the JCPOA, the Islamic Republic would take a stance that is in the interest and for the dignity of the country and the nation.
He went on to say: Although the American officials are putting forward the missile program and regional issues related to Iran, their problem with Iran goes far beyond these questions.
Ayatollah Khamenei noted: The Americans have been trying to uproot the Islamic Republic of Iran for forty years, but we have developed forty times during this time. The Islamic Republic’s resistance and achievements are another successful example of containing the US.
The Leader said the developments in Syria show that Washington can be contained
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader said "Cooperation between Iran and Russia on the Syrian issue is a prominent example and a very good experience of bilateral cooperation."
Ayatollah Khamenei added that the two countries can expand cooperation on global issues, saying, "One of the cases that the two sides can cooperate with each other is to contain the US, because it is a danger to humanity and it is possible to contain it."
Ayatollah Khamenei also stressed on the grounds for involvement of Russia in other issues in the region, and mentioned the catastrophic condition of the Yemenis and their slaughter by the Saudis, stating: the Saudis will definitely not get any results in Yemen, and they will not be able to bring the resistant people of Yemen to their knees.
During this meeting, in which Eshagh Jahangiri —the Vice President of Iran—was also in attendance, the Russian president evaluated the negotiations with his Iranian counterpart regarding the mutual matters and the issue of Syria as fruitful and valuable and stated: “In the negotiations, we stressed on expanding relations between the two countries in all areas, especially via economic and commercial cooperation.”
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The President of Russia regarded the present capacities and facilities for developing relations between the two countries as much more than the current level and referred to the efforts of the U.S. for creating obstacles in this way by means of various methods including financial transactions, reiterating: “The Americans are making a big strategic mistake by causing limitations in financial transactions, because, for the sake of a short-term political achievement, they will make dollar unreliable and weak in the international arena.”
Putin mentioned that the JCPOA would be the next topic of negotiations with the Iranian president. Expressing regret over some parties not abiding by their commitments regarding Iran in the JCPOA, the Russian president stated: “The U.S. has created a difficult situation by inappropriate measures, and the Europeans are, in practice, following the U.S. because of their dependence on them, even though they announce they, nevertheless, look for ways to maintain the JCPOA.
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