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Major General Rezaei stresses Iran’s determination to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia

IRNA19 October 2026, 21:24 UTCRussia

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, has emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determination to strengthen strategic cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.

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