John VI Cantacuzenes Alert from AKI, with thanks to Fjordman:
Tehran, 29 Jan. (AKI) – During a meeting with Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov in Tehran, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was reported as calling on Monday for a cooperation between the two countries to halt US ambitions in the region. “The alliance between the Islamic Republic and the Russian Federation can stop US ambitions to conquer the region,” Khamenei was quoted as saying by Iranian state television.
Russia and Iran are close commercial allies and Tehran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is being built with Russian technology despite the staunch opposition of the US which fears Iran is trying to build atomic weapons.
“Our two countries can forge a tie able to influence the political and economic choices of the region and halt America’s ambition to rule the world,” Khamenei said, also suggesting the creation of a joint gas exporting group like Opec based on their command of the world’s largest natural gas reserves.