The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia, both deepening their confrontation with the United States and being sanctioned, met and emphasized their united stance against the United States, calling for the lifting of the sanctions.
On the 13th, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is visiting the capital Tehran, and exchanged views on rebuilding the Iran nuclear agreement.
In the United States, the former Trump administration has withdrawn from the nuclear deal and is resuming sanctions on Iran, and at a press conference after the talks, Foreign Minister Zarif said, "We are serious about cooperation and lifting sanctions over the nuclear deal. He said that it would be necessary to lift the sanctions in order to rebuild the nuclear agreement, and said he would work with Russia to urge the United States to lift it.
In Russia, too, US sanctions have been strengthened due to the crackdown on opposition forces, and the opposition has been strengthened, so Foreign Minister Lavrov said, "All unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States are unconditional. It should be lifted at, "he emphasized his stance against the United States in unity with Iran.
Last month, Iran signed a plan to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as economics and security over the next 25 years, strengthening cooperation between China, Russia and Iran, which deepens conflict with the United States.
Russian Foreign Minister Intensifies Foreign Travel?
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been activating foreign visits to China, South Korea, India, and Iran this time, including his visit to China in March, and is part of a diplomatic strategy to counter the deepening conflict with the United States. It seems that.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited China in late March to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and confirm his cooperation with China as a strategic partner. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also visited India on April 6 to meet with Foreign Minister Jaishankar.
Russia is wary that the United States is trying to strengthen ties with India, Japan, Australia, etc. in the Indo-Pacific region within a framework of four countries called "quads", and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also strengthening relations with India. I confirmed it again.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited South Korea for the first time in eight years after visiting China last month, and immediately after visiting India, visited Pakistan, which is in conflict with India, for the first time in nine years.
Russia seems to want to avoid excessive dependence on these great powers while focusing on strengthening relations with China and India in order to compete with the United States, and is showing a multifaceted diplomatic stance.