Russian, Iranian defense ministers meet in Moscow, says Iranian ambassador
Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh held talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov in Moscow to discuss military cooperation, according to Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali.
"The aim of the meeting was to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defense and military areas," he told the IRNA news agency, News.Az reports.
According to the diplomat, Nasirzadeh also attended a meeting between Iranian Supreme Leader's adviser Ali Larijani and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Sunday.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 20 that the adviser, acting under the direction of his leadership, communicated to Putin certain assessments of the escalating situation in the Middle East and around Tehran's nuclear program.
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