With its president IranMassoud Pezkian, today met (01.09.2025) The Vladimir Putin On the sidelines of the Sangai Cooperation Summit in China, as announced by the Kremlin.
“Vladimir Putin and Massoud Pezkian are starting a bilateral meeting,” the Kremlin told Telegram, accompanying his message with a video showing Russia -Iran presidents to exchange handshakes.
The Russian Presidency had previously emphasized that The meeting will focus on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in China. pic.twitter.com/eHCHiTAYRn
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The Iran is considered suspicious by western countries that it seeks to obtain nuclear weapons And he faces threats from France, Germany and the United Kingdom to reinstate sanctions that had been suspended ten years ago.
OR Tehran, on her side, denies her desire to obtain nuclear weapons and defends her right to develop a non -military nuclear program.
Russia, Iran’s ally, supports Tehran on this issue. On Friday (29.08.2025), she called on the West to “come back to her reasoning and review her wrong decisions”, warning the “irreparable consequences” of her policy.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2025 summit in Tianjin, China. pic.twitter.com/4jk3HwIpab
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The two countries have come closer than the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In January, Moscow and Tehran, they signed a strategic partnership treaty aimed at enhancing their links, in particular their military ties.
Iran has been accused by Kiev and the West of supplying unmanned SHAHED aircraft and small range rockets in Russia for its attack on Ukraine.