Rouhani, Putin stress fighting terror in Syria

Iran and Russia reiterate the need to continue their cooperation on fighting terrorism and working out a political solution to end the years-long crisis in Syria.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the latest developments in Syria during a phone conversation. Stepping up economic ties between the 2 nations was another topic the 2 leaders talked about.

Rouhani and Putin once again underlined Tehran and Moscow’s full commitment to the landmark nuclear deal reached between the Islamic republic and the P5+1 group of countries in 2015.