Tehran, Iran, June 27
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has visited Moscow to hold high-profile talks with Russian officials over the Syrian crisis, IRNA news agency reported June 27.
Shamkhani was recently appointed Iran’s coordinating officer for talks with Russia and Syria over the current Syrian crisis.
Iran and Russia are powerful regional supporters of the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, holding contempt for Western measures about the crisis. Tehran and Moscow accuse the West of making political use of terrorism in Syria and not really working against the heinous affliction.
Last year, Russia started pounding terrorist positions in Syria by sending fighter jets to the Arab country.
Iran’s ground forces have been backing Assad’s Army with military advice and training.