This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidential office shows Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (R) meeting with Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo by Iranian Presidency/ AFP)
VOA/Reuters: Putin Ally Meets Iran Leader as Moscow Deepens Tehran Ties
A leading ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen trade and security cooperation, as Moscow looks to shore up its economy and bolster its war effort in Ukraine.
Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev’s visit was a sign of Iran’s growing importance as a supportive partner and weapons supplier at a time when Moscow is isolated by Western sanctions and faces intense Ukrainian military pressure.
With Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine in its ninth month, Raisi and Patrushev discussed “various issues of Russian-Iranian cooperation in the field of security, as well as a number of international problems,” Interfax news agency said.
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WNU Editor: In the past two months Nikolai Patrushev, who IMHO is the second most powerful leader in Russia, has visited China (link here), India (link here), and now Iran.
He has visited these countries not to seek their help. What Nikolai Patrushev is doing is telling these leaders personally on what is Russia’s ultimate goal in Ukraine, and how they are going to achieve it.
My guess is that he is giving them a heads-up that once the 318,000 soldiers who were mobilized in September have completed their training and been assigned to their units, Russia is going to start offensive operations again. My guess has always been December/January, and I am still sticking with that timetable.
Russia’s Secretary Of The Security Council Nikolai Patrushev Is In Tehran Today For Security Consultations
Top Putin Aide Visits Iran as Weapons Bolster Russia’s War — Bloomberg
Top Russian Security Official Arrives in Tehran in Fresh Sign of Deepening Ties With Iranian Regime — Algemeiner
Russia’s security chief discusses Ukraine, trade on visit to Iran — Al Jazeera
Top Russian Security Official Visits Iran Amid Growing Ties — Iran International