Posted on 08/05/2024 8:51:29 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders including the president and top security officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader.
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Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's security council, was shown by Russia's Zvezda television station meeting Rear Admiral Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who serves as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Shoigu, who was Russia's defence minister before being moved to the security council in May, will also meet President Masoud Pezeshkian, Zvezda said.
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Iran has blamed Israel and said it will "punish" it; Israeli officials have not claimed responsibility. Iran backs Hamas, which is at war with Israel in Gaza, and also the Lebanese group Hezbollah whose senior military commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut last week.
Russia has cultivated closer ties with Iran since the start of its war with Ukraine and has said it is preparing to sign a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with the Islamic State.
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Russia said last Friday that it joined Iran in condemning the assassination of the Hamas leader and pointing out "the extremely dangerous consequences of such actions".
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Islam is a death cult.
the Russian visitor should be careful not to stay too long
Lol...and why is that?
Like the T-shirt I had made after 9-11.
“Crusade Against The Mohammaden Death Cult”
So a war in Iran could keep your inter-net scam going when the Ukraine grift falls apart?
Would be wonderful to see Tehran turned into a glass parking lot.
A gift from Biden & Co..
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