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Archive photoPutin Meets Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Chief Mohsen Rezaei at Kremlin
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Putin met Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, at the Kremlin. Rezaei delivered the Leader's message from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to Putin.
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Kremlin Meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, with Kremlin statements saying Rezaei was “currently in Moscow.”
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov and military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov also attended the meeting, and the Kremlin said the precise purpose of Rezaei’s visit had not been publicly disclosed.
The meeting followed a telephone conversation on Nov. 2 between Putin and Rezaei, with Iranian state media saying they discussed regional and international developments, particularly the situation in West Asia.
Iranian state television reported that Mohsen Rezaei delivered a message from Iran’s Supreme Leader to Putin during the Kremlin meeting, without detailing the message’s contents.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two met at the Kremlin in central Moscow, according to Interfaxnews agency as cited in the reporting.
Message From Khamenei
Iranian state media reported that Mohsen Rezaei delivered a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to Vladimir Putin during the meeting, while Iranian state television did not disclose what the message contained. Mehr News Agency said Rezaei delivered a message from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to Putin during a meeting in Moscow, naming Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the sender. The Times of Israel live update said Iranian state media reported that Rezaei delivered a message to Putin from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, without stating what it contained.
Iran Online said the meeting began a few minutes ago in the afternoon of Thursday, 14 Aban 1404, and it said the Kremlin palace announced the meeting of Putin with Rezaei. بورس 24 reported that Rezaei met Putin at the Kremlin and presented to him the message of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, while also citing Dmitry Peskov’s announcement of the meeting.
Regional Context and Ties
Intensified high-level contacts between Moscow and Tehran came amid the Kremlin meeting, with security cooperation and regional developments high on the agenda. The Jerusalem Post said Russia and Iran discussed regional developments amid growing tensions, while it also described that Ankara and Tehran investigated a deadly shooting along their shared border. The Jerusalem Post further reported that Moscow urged Russians to avoid travel to Iran, warning that fighting in the region could resume, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
تسنیم said Iran and Russia began implementing their 20-year Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Cooperation Agreement in October 2025, describing it as aimed at expanding political, economic, security, and defense cooperation. The Jerusalem Post said Russia rejected reports of tanker diversions and said the Kremlin also said on Thursday that Russian diesel shipments would reach buyers, rejecting suggestions that reported developments would disrupt deliveries.
