TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for a trilateral summit involving Iran, Russia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

The Kremlin had already said the Syrian crisis and energy cooperation will feature high in the talks between Putin and top Iranian officials.

Reports surfaced on Wednesday that Russian oil producer Rosneft and the National Iranian Oil Company have agreed an outline deal to work together on a number of “strategic” projects in Iran together worth up to $30 billion.

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