Iran, Russia Set to Forge Deeper Economic Ties
The commitments emerged from a high-level meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, where Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani and Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev mapped out a path toward broader economic cooperation.
Larijani lauded the "excellent" state of bilateral relations, arguing that the bond between Tehran and Moscow transcends conventional diplomacy — forged and hardened, he said, through years of facing comparable restrictions and pressure from the West.
Tsivilev, in turn, characterized the environment for dialogue as "positive," reaffirming Moscow's resolve to advance cooperation with Tehran across multiple sectors, including energy and the broader economy, while underscoring Iran's central role in Russia's foreign policy calculus.
The Russian energy minister's visit to Tehran coincides with the 19th Iran-Russia Joint Economic Cooperation Commission. Earlier Tuesday, he sat down with Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad to explore expanded partnerships spanning oil, energy, transport, and trade, according to a news agency, affiliated with Iran's Oil Ministry.
The diplomatic push reflects a broader strategic realignment: both Iran and Russia, each subject to sweeping U.S. sanctions, have moved steadily closer in recent years — leveraging their partnership as a counterweight to Western economic and political pressure.
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