Following Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tehran, an official Twitter account linked to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday lauded the Russian president for his “recent stances against the Zionists [Israel].”
Iran had rolled out the red carpet for Putin at Mehrabad International Airport, where Oil Minister Javad Owji greeted him warmly. On Putin’s second trip abroad since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, winning the Islamic Republic’s support for Russia’s war against its western neighbor.
After the Putin-Raisi meeting, Supreme Leader Khamenei claimed that the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia. “Iran & Russia’s long-term cooperation is greatly, deeply beneficial to both countries. You, Mr. Putin, and our President are people who take action & follow up on it,” Khamenei tweeted, concluding: Thus, cooperation between the two countries should reach a peak in this period.”