Iranian Relations With US Wane as Relations With Russia Warm During Putin Visit to Iran
Iran awaits the Russian President. The relations between Moscow and Tehran are developing intensively in contrast to the US-Iranian ties. Pavel Zarubin reflects on why the US speaks of Iran as a sponsor of terrorism and a rogue state.
The American elite is ashamed of its President. During the past 10 years one can see various anti-American slogans on the walls of the US Embassy in Iran. And recently President Trump has been added to the "decorations".
After the attack on the Embassy almost 40 years ago it was closed and since then more and more graffiti has been appearing on its walls. The quotation about Trump is rather fresh. It is clear why it's there. Speaking in the UN President Trump named Iran a terrorist rogue state. And he has recently raised doubts about the Iran nuclear deal, which outraged even the European leaders.
"The day after tomorrow we will hang these posters as high as possible on the building".
The escalated tension around Iran is sure to be one of the issues on the agenda of Putin's visit to Tehran. Today the Iranian capital will house already the second meeting in the format created one year ago, i.e. the talks between the leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
The first such meeting took place one year ago in Baku. Ambitious joint projects of Caspian states were discussed such as the North-South Corridor with a transit capacity of millions of tons. The situation in Syria was also debated, as well as bilateral relations between the states.
Two new blocks on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant are being built. The first block constructed by Russia has already produced nearly 25 billion kWh. Iran exports fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia. Both countries seek to increase trade.
Pavel Zarubin, Andrey Melnikov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Ozerov, Vesti, Iran