Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif gave a joint press conference in Moscow Monday evening, following meetings in which, they said, several agreements for increased bilateral cooperation were hammered out. “There are all the opportunities today to bring Russian-Iranian relations to a new, more advanced level in the spirit of the agreements reached by the two presidents and taking into account those decisions that were made to resolve the situation around the Iranian nuclear program,” Lavrov said. “We are confident that the Vienna agreement will have an enormous impact on developing ties between our two countries,” Zarif added, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic’s renegade nuclear program. In related news, reports Monday indicated Moscow recently delivered advanced MiG-31 interceptor aircraft to the Assad regime in Syria. Read More
