Iran?Russia Relations under Raisi: The Eurasian Dimension

On 19 January 2022, Iran?s President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow for a two-day official visit. It was President Raisi?s first bilateral and third foreign visit after having visited Tajikistan in September 2021 for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and Ashgabat in November 2021 to attend the summit of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). During his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Raisi presented a draft of Iran?Russia 20-year Cooperation Agreement. According to the account of the meeting posted on the Iranian president?s website, bilateral cooperation in infrastructure, energy, banking and trade were the main focus of the interaction.