The key facts

  • Mohsen Rezaei delivered a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to Putin at the Kremlin
  • The contents of the message were not disclosed by either the Iranian or the Russian side
  • The meeting was confirmed by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov

Meeting at the Kremlin

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, who also serves as the supreme leader's representative, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin and delivered a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. This was reported by Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, Anadolu writes.

The contents of the message were not disclosed

What the message concerned was not reported. The Kremlin also confirmed the talks took place: press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Putin and Rezaei held a meeting at the Kremlin, but gave no details. Thus, at this point both sides have limited themselves to confirming the fact of the contact itself, without disclosing either the subject of the message or the outcomes of the discussion.