“At the meeting with Igor Khovayev, the special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister, I explained Iran’s position on regional problems, noting the destabilizing consequences of the presence of some extra-regional players in the Caucasus. In order to maintain peace and stability in the Caucasus, greater coordination and cooperation between Iran, Russia and other regional governments is necessary,” – wrote Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Kani in X.
He met with Khovayev, the special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister for Caucasian affairs, in Tehran. This means that Lavrov’s special representative went to Tehran to discuss a very specific issue. Did Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister have any objections to any proposal presented by Khovaev? In any case, the wording in his post that Khovaev “explained” Iran’s position on regional issues leaves a ambiguous impression.
Of course, it is also possible that the special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry visited Tehran not with a proposal, but for the purpose of clarifying the positions regarding the preparation of a proposal, in relation to which the acting Foreign Minister of Iran “explained” Iran’s attitude. It is noteworthy that Khovaev’s visit to Tehran takes place days after the visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan to Russia. Fidan’s visit to Russia was remarkable.
After leaving Kazan for the meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, the Turkish foreign minister had a series of remarkable meetings in Moscow with the head of foreign intelligence Naryshkin, the secretary of the Security Council Shoigu and even President Putin. As I had the opportunity to assess, this “cascade” of meetings suggests that Fidan presented a package of proposals to Moscow for the “restart” of Russian-Turkish relations. It is possible that Khovaev’s visit to Tehran is due to the desire to understand Iran’s positions on them. Meanwhile, Ali Bagheri Kani’s ambiguous post suggests that Tehran has reservations about them.
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