Lavrov commended the new U.S. approach to Iran, welcoming President Obama’s readiness for the U.S. to engage “fully” in talks with Iran. Willingness to discuss “all” the issues was a welcome step, and one which Russia had been advocating for several years, Lavrov said. Iran wielded a lot of influence in the region, including on Afghanistan, Iraq, Hizbollah, Hamas, Gaza, etc. Iran had long been
concerned about Israel, and saw Pakistan as a nuclear-weapons competitor. Putin had asked Ahmadinejad during a meeting in Tehran a few years before why he made such anti-Israeli statements, but Ahmadinejad had not responded, only saying that Iran was “not doing anything in the nuclear sphere different from Brazil.” Putin had replied that Brazil was not in the Middle East. While Iran wanted to dominate the region and the Islamic world, which was of concern to Arab governments, the U.S. should realize that the “Arab Street”
considers Iranian leaders to be heroes.
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