During a meeting in Moscow on March 29 this year, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) reached an agreement to deepen cooperation between Moscow and Tehran in the defense sector. As Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian emphasized, in the near future his country guarantees the supply of «Iranian innovations» to the Russian Federation. According to some reports, we are talking about military equipment. And not only.
It should be noted that in itself Abdollahian’s visit to Moscow was of a working nature. In other words, all relevant signed bilateral documents must be verified in the parliaments of both countries. Moreover, a possible agreement on military cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran may cause ferment in the UN.
But here’s the thing – the Russian Federation, which is one of the members of the United Nations Security Council, has the right to veto any document prohibiting Iran from implementing military contracts with Moscow. According to some reports, the Russian Federation reserved the right to classify any information about negotiations with Tehran in the field of defense for international structures. At the same time, there is no doubt that the deputies of both the Russian and Iranian higher legislative bodies will say «yes» to these contracts.
So, what can the Islamic Republic of Iran offer the Russian Federation? «First of all, in this particular case, we are talking about the likely supply by Iran to the Russian Federation of a large batch of unmanned aerial vehicles»,- European observer Alexander Mitz said in a special commentary to EURO-ATLANTIC UKRAINE correspondent. – Among other things, Tehran offers to provide Moscow with its nuclear experience. But the last factor really poses a threat to the Western community. Whether the «threat card» will play here is a matter of time».
Be that as it may, today the Iranian transport airline Pouya Air Transport, which specializes in the delivery of so-called «secret cargo» to a number of regions of the world, has begun operating flights to Russia. What is on board the respective aircraft is unknown.
«Together with our Russian colleagues, we are ready to consider issues of cooperation in the field of geopolitics, – Abdollahian stressed. – There can be no question of any confrontation in the context of other states».
No one knows how the new Russian-Iranian initiative will be crowned.
