It made those diplomatic moves as the Houthis, Yemen’s Iranian proxy group, said on Tuesday it hit a Norwegian commercial tanker delivering crude oil to an Israeli terminal.
As Moscow moved closer to Tehran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and discussed the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries.
They “agreed to expedite the work on completing the coordination of a new grand interstate treaty, which has reached a high degree of readiness,” Lavrov’s office stated.
It followed a visit to Moscow earlier this month by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who met with Russian President Vladimir Moscow in the Kremlin. In light of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Moscow has tightened its military alliance with Tehran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry described that visit as “highly significant,” explaining that it was brought up by Lavrov and Amir-Abdollahian in their call. READ MORE