Putin Meets Iran Security Chief in Moscow
Putin and Iran's security chief discuss gas pipeline plans to address shortages and regional security.
In brief
Putin and Iran's security chief discuss gas pipeline plans to address shortages and regional security. Putin and Iran's security chief agreed to build a gas pipeline to solve Iran's shortages and sell Russian gas to neighbors. Originally reported by ARY News.
Putin Meets Iran Security Chief
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, in Moscow Thursday to discuss strengthening ties between their two countries, including a pipeline to import Russian gas.
“an extremely important exchange”
Iran's Gas Shortages
Iran has long suffered natural gas shortages, essential for heating, worsened by the war with the United States and Israel that began in February.
Regional Security Agreement
Rezaei said Putin stressed the need for regional security mechanisms and the inadmissibility of external interference in resolving the Middle East conflict.
At a glance
Putin and Iran's security chief agreed to build a gas pipeline to solve Iran's shortages and sell Russian gas to neighbors.
