Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani arrived in russia on January 30 to meet with president vladimir putin.
The visit was not announced, it became known after the fact from the kremlin's message. The details of the meeting were not disclosed
Iranian Ambassador to russia Kazem Jalali stated that the main topics of the talks were "important regional and international issues", as well as "expanding bilateral cooperation".
Larijani's meeting with putin came amid reports of US preparations for strikes on Iran. On Friday, the US Navy began to take up combat positions in anticipation of the operation.
One of the destroyers that arrived in the Middle East as part of the carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in the port of the Israeli city of Eilat. F-15E multi-role fighters are also ready at the US base in Jordan, The New York Times reported, citing satellite data.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, recently US President Donald Trump was presented with an expanded list of military scenarios for Iran, including the landing of special forces in the country.
At the same time, Washington plans to strike not only at the positions of the leadership and security forces of the Islamic Republic responsible for suppressing recent protests, but also at nuclear facilities that were not affected by the US-Israeli bombing in June 2025.
According to satellite images, Iran has already begun to fill the entrances to the tunnels at the Isfahan nuclear facility with earth. The last time similar actions were taken during the 12-day war with Israel.
According to Reuters sources, Trump's goal is to create conditions for a change in Iran's political leadership. The power in the republic belongs to the Shiite clergy led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In January, anti-government protests broke out in Iran, which were brutally suppressed. According to official figures alone, more than 3,100 people were killed.
Trump himself recently said that he has sent an armada to Iran that is larger than the one in Venezuela. It is ready to fulfill its mission quickly, including with the use of force if necessary, he emphasized.
The American president called on Tehran to conclude a nuclear deal, in particular, to abandon uranium enrichment and limit the range of its ballistic missiles. Otherwise, the United States will launch a military operation that exceeds the scale of the June 2025 Midnight Hammer, Trump warned.
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