{"id":114961,"date":"2023-12-08T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=114961"},"modified":"2023-12-08T08:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:43:52","slug":"putin-hails-ties-with-iran-in-meeting-with-raisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2023\/12\/08\/putin-hails-ties-with-iran-in-meeting-with-raisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Hails Ties With Iran in Meeting With Raisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"dateline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-114962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin-48x32.jpg 48w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/talks-at-the-Kremlin.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>VOA \u2014 MOSCOW \u2014 <\/span>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his country&#8217;s relations with Iran at a meeting in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, as the two discussed the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>Since launching its assault on Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to deepen its economic and political ties with Tehran. Both nations have been hit with Western sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our relations are developing very well. Please convey my best wishes to leader [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei,&#8221; Putin told Raisi, referring to Iran&#8217;s head of state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks to his support, we have gained good momentum over the past year,&#8221; Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>Western countries have accused Tehran of supporting Russia&#8217;s offensive in Ukraine by providing it with large quantities of drones and other weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>The two also discussed the two-month-long Israel-Hamas war, which has drastically ratcheted up tensions between Israel and Arab states in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very important for us to exchange views on the situation in the region, especially with regard to the situation in Palestine,&#8221; Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>Putin spoke with Israeli and Arab leaders shortly after the war began and has sought to position himself as a potential peace mediator between the warring sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOA \u2014 MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his country&#8217;s relations with Iran at a meeting in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, as the two discussed the Israel-Hamas war. Since launching its assault on Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to deepen its economic and political ties with Tehran. 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