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  1. Putin's top security official visits Iran as Russia seeks precision

    Mr. Patrushev, a hardline ally of President Vladimir V. Putin, is the latest senior Russian official to visit Iran since the start of the war. His visit comes as Western and Ukrainian officials ...

  2. Putin ally meets Iran leader as Moscow deepens Tehran ties

    Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev's visit was a sign of Iran's growing importance as a supportive partner and weapons supplier at a time when Moscow is isolated by Western ...

  3. Top Russian Security Official Visits Iran Amid Growing Ties

    Patrushev's trip to Iran has raised considerable speculations that he might discuss the sale of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, ... Patrushev's visit comes amid international outcry over the Islamic Republic's supply of drones and ballistic missiles to Moscow. Kiev said earlier that Tehran plans to ship even more arms to Russia.

  4. Top Putin Aide Visits Iran as Weapons Bolster Russia's War

    Russia regards "strategic cooperation" with Iran as an important element of its national security, Patrushev said at talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, state-run Tass news service ...

  5. Russian security official visits Iran in push to deepen ties amid

    Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev's visit took place following accusations by Ukraine and the West that Russia has used Iranian Shahed-136 drones to target Ukraine's energy ...

  6. Putin ally meets Iran leader as Moscow deepens Tehran ties

    Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev's visit was a sign of Iran's growing importance as a supportive partner and weapons supplier at a time when Moscow is isolated by Western sanctions and faces intense Ukrainian military pressure. With Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine in its ninth month, Raisi and Patrushev discussed "various issues of Russian-Iranian ...

  7. Russia's security chief discusses Ukraine, trade on visit to Iran

    Russia's security chief discusses Ukraine, trade on visit to Iran. Nikolai Patrushev meets his Iranian counterpart and Iran's president, as Moscow and Tehran look to deepen ties.

  8. Putin ally Patrushev travels to Iran for talks, 'security consultations

    The visit comes as allegations that Iran has supplied "kamikaze" drones to Russia to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine remain in focus. ... Putin ally Patrushev travels to Iran for talks ...

  9. Iran calls for Ukraine talks as it hosts Russian security chief

    Tehran (AFP) - Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani called for dialogue to end the war in Ukraine during a meeting Wednesday in Tehran with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev ...

  10. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8

    Patrushev's visit to Iran notably comes amid reports that the Iranian regime is seeking Russian help with protest suppression, although it is unclear if this will be discussed by Patrushev and his Iranian counterpart.[4] ... Iran likely announced Patrushev's arrival to highlight the deepening cooperation between Moscow and Tehran to an ...

  11. Putin ally meets Iran leader as Moscow deepens Tehran ties

    Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev's visit was a sign of Iran's growing importance as a supportive partner and weapons supplier at a time when Moscow is isolated by Western sanctions and faces intense Ukrainian military pressure. ... Iran acknowledged for the first time at the weekend it supplied Moscow with drones, but ...

  12. Russia Hosts China, Iran Security Chiefs to Discuss Cooperation

    April 23, 2024 at 4:33 AM PDT. Listen. 0:50. Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and China's security chief Chen Wenqing discussed strengthening ties between the special ...

  13. Iran Crisis Update, November 8

    Patrushev's visit to Iran notably comes amid reports that the Iranian regime is seeking Russian help with protest suppression, although it is unclear if this will be discussed by Patrushev and his Iranian counterpart. [9] Patrushev's visit comes amid some domestic criticism of Iranian military support to Russia.

  14. Nikolai Patrushev

    Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev (Russian: Никола́й Плато́нович Па́трушев; born 11 July 1951) is a Russian politician, security officer and former intelligence officer who served as the secretary of the Security Council of Russia from 2008 to 2024. He previously served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) from 1999 to 2008.

  15. Patrushev's visit to Iran is demonstrative and signals West about arms

    Serhiy Zgurets, director of information and consulting company Defense Express, announced this live on air on Espreso TV channel. "The fact that official authorities of Russian Federation confirmed Patrushev's visit to Iran indicates this is a joint signal to collective West that there is alliance between Russia and Iran and there will be weapons", he emphasized.

  16. Iran is in trouble and Patrushev visits it to prevent it from stepping

    He shared his opinion live on air on Espreso TV channel. "One of the versions of Patrushev's (Secretary of Russian Defense Security Service, - ed.) visit to Iran is that Tehran begins to understand the mess it got into and is trying to take a step back. And Patrushev came to reverse situation and return it to that state, for Iranians to supply ...

  17. Secretary of Iran SNSC arrives in Saint Petersburg

    Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) made this trip at the invitation of Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia. During this visit, Ahmadian will take part at the 12th International Meeting of High-ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in Saint Petersburg.

  18. Why did Patrushev visit Tehran in early November? Espreso

    Iran believes that if the drone production takes place on the territory of Russia, it will allow Tehran to avoid sanctions and accusations of supporting Moscow's aggression. American and Western intelligence report that it was during November that Iran and Russia agreed on the production of hundreds of drones on Russia's territory.

  19. Iran Update, April 24, 2024

    Iran separately hosted a state delegation from North Korea on April 23, marking the first to visit Tehran since 2019.[9] North Korean External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong Ho led the delegation, which is particularly noteworthy given his prominent involvement in North Korean cooperation with Russia.[10]

  20. Russia's top security official visits Azerbaijan, meets president

    Oct 10 (Reuters) - A top Russian security official, Nikolai Patrushev, met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. Patrushev, the secretary of Russia ...

  21. Biden, Macron talk Middle East and Ukraine during ceremonial state visit

    PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden in Paris on Saturday for a state visit that ...