Iran Press/Iran news: Making remarks in a meeting with Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in Tehran on Tuesday, Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev described Iran as a powerful country in the region and a friend and strategic partner for Russia, Iran Press reported.
Lavrentiev added: "Despite widespread media attempts to turn a recent trilateral meeting between the security officials of Russia, US and Israel into an anti-Iran event, Russia’s clear and explicit stance on Iran’s legitimate presence in Syria and its opposition to ineffective maximum pressure policy against the Islamic Republic was conveyed to the participants at the summit."
The Russian envoy referred to US unilateral withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal also known as the JCPOA, saying that Iran cannot be expected to stay in the deal without benefiting from it while the other countries do not carry out their commitments.
Ali Shamkhani on his part, hailed the increasing Iran-Russia cooperation as two friendly countries and strategic partners, and expressed his appreciation to Russia for its decisive and fair stances on Iran-related issues such as the JCPOA, the US drone infiltration into Iran’s airspace, Iran’s legitimate presence in Syria and more recently the UK’s illegal seizure of Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.
The top Iranian security official pointed out that the US is escalating tensions in the region with the aim of selling more arms, while stressing that the Islamic Republic will continue its political and defensive actions to prevent instability in the region.
He further noted that Iran will decisively defend its interests and security.
Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev is in Iran to present a report on the trilateral meeting between the security officials of Russia, US and Israel, which was held recently in the occupied lands of Palestine. 213/211/208
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