Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirms commitment to expanding ties with Russia as Moscow calls for calm following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Tehran requested of Russia to use their advanced air defense systems in Iran, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told top Kremlin official on Monday that Tehran was determined to expand relations with its “strategic partner Russia,” Iranian state media reported.

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s security council, met Iran’s president and top security officials as the Islamic Republic weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader. “Russia is among the countries that have stood by the Iranian nation during difficult times,” Pezeshkian told Shoigu in a meeting, Iranian state media reported.

‘Russia-Iran cooperation will lead to greater global peace’

The president said that shared positions between Iran and Russia “in promoting a multipolar world will certainly lead to greater global security and peace.” Russia has condemned the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, in Iran last week and called on all parties to refrain from steps that could tip the Middle East into a wider regional war.

Supply and demand

The Iranian regime asked the Russian Federation to use its advanced air defense systems, the New York Times reported on Monday. Sources also noted that Moscow started supplying Iran with advanced radar and air defense equipment. Iran, in turn, has sold $2 million worth of its new Shahed-107 drone, capable of reconnaissance and attack via “suicide,” as previously reported by Sky News.

This new drone is one of many used by the Russian Army in its continued war against Ukraine.

The circulation of advanced tactical systems and equipment shall surely serve as a solidifier for this newfound alliance. 

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