TEHRAN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday voiced Iran's support for Russia's sovereignty two days after a failed mutiny by the Wagner private military group in the country.
In a phone conversation earlier in the day between the Iranian president and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the two sides discussed the recent developments in Russia, according to Mohammad Jamshidi, deputy chief of staff for political affairs to the Iranian president.
In a Twitter post, Jamshidi said Putin "explained the developments surrounding the recent failed armed mutiny and stressed that such incidents cannot challenge Russian sovereignty," while Raisi emphasized Iran's support for Russia's sovereignty.
The Kremlin press service said in a statement on Monday that "the Iranian president expressed his full support for the Russian leadership."
Russia's National Anti-terrorism Committee announced on Saturday that a counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in Moscow city, the Moscow region and the Voronezh region to prevent possible terrorist acts after the Wagner group was accused of trying to organize an armed rebellion.
Putin on the same day ordered the Russian Armed Forces to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner group.
A compromise was reached between Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner group, through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on late Saturday. ■
