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Iranian Ambassador To Moscow: Tehran Expects A Visit From Putin In The Near Future
Amid American-Iranian talks, Moscow may step forward as a possible mediator. Confrontation with the West has pushed Russia and Iran closer together: On January 17, 2025, the two states signed the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and on June 4, American President Donald Trump, after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that the latter had expressed his readiness to participate in the talks on the nuclear deal with Iran. Amid those developments, Iran is preparing for a visit from Vladimir Putin, according to a June 5, 2025 article in the Russian-language TASS media outlet.[1]
Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali (Source: RIA Novosti / Nina Zotina)[2]
Following is a translation of the TASS article.
"Tehran Expects A Visit By The Russian Leader In The Near Future"
"According to the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, Iran is counting on a visit soon from the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Tehran.
"As stated by the ambassador, relations between Russia and Iran have reached the level of strategic partnership. Visits by high-ranking officials have become regular, and Tehran expects a visit from the Russian leader in the near future, informed the embassy's press service."
"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Stated That Tehran And Moscow Were Preparing Putin's Visit To The Islamic Republic"
"On May 14, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran and Moscow were preparing Putin's visit to the Islamic Republic. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that the dates of the trip had not yet been agreed upon.
"Putin first visited Iran in October of 2007 to attend the second Caspian summit. His first meeting with the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also happened there. His next visit came eight years later, in November of 2015, when the Iranian capital hosted the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Putin paid a visit to Tehran once again in November of 2017, when Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan talks were underway. In September of 2018, in the Iranian capital, the Russian leader participated in the third meeting of the heads of states – guarantors of the Astana process of assistance to the Syrian settlement (Astana format). In July of 2022, Putin came to Tehran again – to participate in the seventh meeting of the Astana format. All five visits of the Russian president to Iran were of a working nature."
