TEHRAN (Iran News) – Israeli regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked about the situation in Syria and around the Iranian nuclear dossier on a phone conversation between, the office of the Israeli prime minister said on Thursday. According to the Kremlin press service, the Netanyahu and Putin phone conversation was […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Israeli regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked about the situation in Syria and around the Iranian nuclear dossier on a phone conversation between, the office of the Israeli prime minister said on Thursday.
According to the Kremlin press service, the Netanyahu and Putin phone conversation was initiated by the Israeli side.
Putin and Netanyahu “discussed current topics of the international agenda and some issues of the bilateral relations in the context of the Russia president’s visit to occupied territories scheduled for January 2020,” it said, according to TASS.
The geographical and strategic location of Iran has made it the focus of international attention. The waters around Iran, especially the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, have become the hotspot for saber-rattling for many countries, including the US and some of its allies to form a maritime coalition for patrols in the Persian Gulf these days.
The Sea of Oman is a particularly sensitive waterway as it connects to the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 30% of the world’s crude oil passes and which in turn connects to the Persian Gulf.
Iran, Russia, and China started a four-day joint maritime drill, codenamed “Marine Security Belt”, which includes tactical exercises such as rescuing frigates under attack, began on Friday in the port city of Chabahar in southeastern Iran and are due to continue in northern parts of the Indian Ocean.
