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By Abdolsalam Salimipoor
ISTANBUL
A meeting on Thursday between Ali Akbar Velayati, senior foreign policy adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and Russian President Vladimir Putin became the subject of a debate in Iran.
Although Velayati He has no official role in the Iranian Foreign Ministry, he is widely regarded as Khamenei's second most trusted advisor on Syria after Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Quds Force Guardians of the Iranian Revolution.
Velayati visited Damascus as a representative of Khamenei on several occasions. But the fact that Iran's policies in Syria were largely shaped by Khamenei has sparked criticism from members of President Hbadan Rouhani's government.
Sadiq Zibakalam, a professor at the University of Tehran, recently noted that Huseyin Emir Abdullahiyan Ali Larijani has repeatedly stated that Iran plans to maintain its military presence in Syria. "Abdullahiyan was fired by Javad Zarif [Foreign Minister] but he continues to say that the Iranian military advisers will stay in Syria," said Zibakalam. 19659004] "But what authority does he have to define Syrian politics?", He asked.
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Before the Velayati-Putin meeting on Thursday, the ministry spokesman Foreign Minister, Bahram Qasimi, had said that Velayati was "Russian President" Arman Daily, known for his close ties with Rouhani, covered the meeting with the following title: "An important message from the Russian president" in sight to emphasize the importance of strong Iran-Russia relations "Tehran in Moscow."
The newspaper continued to badert that Qasimi's emphasis on the need for "strong Iran-Russia relations" indicated in reality that Tehran's relations with Moscow were tense.
Arman Daily quotes Ali Bigdeli, a According to the Iranian Foreign Affairs Specialist: "With Russian incitement, Iran is forced to make a decision in Syria, and this decision must be made through negotiation . "
"Perhaps with Velayati's visit to Moscow, we can maintain our relations with Russia, whose relations with the rest of the world are improving," said Mr. Bigdeli [19659012"WedonotwanttolosetheRussians"headded"WearealreadyonthevergeoflosingtheEuropeanUnion"
Deficit of Confidence
A large part of the Iranian public is wary of Russia, especially in terms of Syria. Putin's recent meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have only exacerbated these suspicions.
Speaking recently of the Iranian Entekhab site, also known to be close to Rouhani, former Iranian ambbadador Nusretullah Tajik commented between Tehran and Moscow.
"Putin can not sell his investment in Syria to Trump," said Tajik.
"In accordance with its national interest, Russia could conclude an agreement with Trump," he added. "But Tehran must make Russia understand that such an agreement can not come at the expense of Iran."
* Ali Murat Alhas contributed to this report from Ankara
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