In an article entitled “Iran leader hosts Putin, says U.S. policies threaten Tehran, Moscow”, written by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and carried by Reuters, the author observed how:
“Putin, on his first visit to Iran since 2007, presented an old edition of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, to Khamenei, the Iranian leader's website said, publishing photos of the book. Khamenei praised Putin for "neutralizing Washington's plots" and said economic relations between the two countries could "expand beyond the current level".
He then said that: “Putin relaxed an export ban on nuclear equipment and technology to Iran. Iran's ambassador to Russia also said on Monday that Moscow had started the process of supplying Tehran with an S-300 anti-missile rocket system.”
Kyril Koktysh, associate professor at the MGIMO (studio guest); Vanessa Beeley, investigative journalist and steering committee member of the Syria Solidarity Movement; and Lana Ravandi-Fadei, senior research fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, shared their perspectives.
