Russia can sacrifice Iran to obtain freedom from the US in return in terms of the Ukrainian conflict – warned the authorities in Tehran, the conservative Iranian daily “Jomhouri -e Eslami”. In the opinion of a political scientist, whose words were cited by another Iranian newspaper, any agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will primarily affect European countries, but Iran can become a tender card in future leaders' conversations.
On Tuesday, in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, talks of high -ranking representatives of the authorities took place USA and Russia. At the common table, among others, the heads of diplomacy – Marco Rubio I met Sergei Lavrov. Kyiv and European Union countries They did not receive an invitation to the meeting. The subject of the talks was the bilateral relations of the states and preparation for possible peace conversations in the case wars in Ukraine.
Recent contacts between the USA and Russia were commented by the Iranian conservative daily “Jomhouri-E Eslami”, which the cooperation of the two countries described “the great Moscow-Vasky Del.”. “Iran will be drawn into these calculations along with Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Palestine … And Russia will turn a blind eye to all actions that the United States can take against Iran” – wrote the newspaper.
The daily reminded Russia that she did not support Iranian forces in Syria and blamed her for cooperation with the USA and Israel Against Iran's ally, Bashar Al-Assad, while the rebels led an instant and effective offensive last year. He warned that Moscow could reveal Iran again if Washington would help Russia win in Ukraine. The newspaper called on the Iranian authorities to maintain vigilance and develop a strategy for alleviating the consequences of a possible American-Russian agreement.
Iran with a “tender card” in future conversations
Similar fears were expressed by the reformist daily “Shargh” in the article entitled “Will Tehran be dedicated to the Altar of Deal Putin and Trump?”. The newspaper called the authorities of Iran to quickly decide whether to continue direct negotiations with the United States regarding the nuclear program.
The political scientist Rahman Garamanpur cited by “Shargh” stated that any agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin It will primarily affect European countries supporting Ukraine. He admitted, however, that Iran could become a tender card in future conversations.
The opposition portal Iran International estimated that the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskow He tries to alleviate the possible fears of Iran, convincing in a Wednesday interview for the Irna press agency that American-Russian talks will not affect Moscow's relations with Tehran. Iran tried to strengthen the bonds in Russia and China – the portal wrote, emphasizing that still Beijing and Moscow did not provide the Islamic Republic with sufficient help against the sanctions imposed on Tehran by the USA in 2018.
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