Iran’s Top Military Commander in Moscow Amid Azerbaijan Tensions
General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri arrives in Moscow on Sunday for talks with Russian officials.
Photographer: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
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Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, arrived in Moscow on Sunday afternoon for talks with Russian officials, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, without giving more details.
Last week Bagheri visited Pakistan where he met military officials and Prime Minister Imran Khan. Both visits come amid tensions with Azerbaijan over Iran’s access to a crucial trade corridor to Armenia and over Israel’s presence in the former Soviet republic.