Iran ready to cooperate with Russia in the Middle East
Iran ready to cooperate with Russia in the Middle East Tags: Middle East , Commentary , Iran , Politics , Russia , World Elizaveta Isakova 29.09.2010, 19:44 Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, Iran's Ambassador to Russia, spoke with the VoR reporters on Wednesday. Among other things, he stated that Iran is ready to cooperate with Russia on the conflict resolution in Afghanistan and in the Middle East. Russian politicians are currently urging the involvement of Iran in the resolution of regional problems as this may distract the country from its nuclear program. Washington also welcomes the initiative and especially notes Iran's influence in the Gulf. However, experts doubt that nuke-obsessed Iran will agree to be a peacekeeper. Iran is also unlikely to cooperate with the US which is negatively perceived in the country. Still, Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi says Iran is ready to cooperate with Russia on regional security.Iran is not ready to serve a peacekeeping missio...