Razai after a meeting with Putin: Russian gas pipelines to Iran and Rasht. Astra Train After his meeting in the Kremlin with Putin, Mohsen Razai, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the two sides discussed building gas pipelines from Russia to Iran, both to cover Iran's own gas shortage and to sell Russian gas to neighboring countries. Razai also said that Iran's Supreme National Security Council approved the Rasht. Astra Corridor, and that the Iranian Minister of Roads will soon sign and implement the contract. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Nikitin said that the two sides signed a package of documents in Tehran on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Astra train, including a protocol that gives Russian engineers access to the ground along the entire route for surveys. The line will connect the Russian and Iranian railway network into one system and open a smooth route to the Persian Gulf and South Asia. The 162 km line, financed by Russia with approximately 1.6 billion euros as part of an agreement from 2023, is the missing link of the international north. The Southern Transport Corridor, which connects Russia to the Indian Ocean via Iran and bypasses routes controlled by the West.

Razai after a meeting with Putin: Russian gas pipelines to Iran and Rasht. Astra Train After his meeting in the Kremlin with Putin, Mohsen Razai, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the two sides discussed building gas pipelines from Russia to Iran, both to cover Iran's own gas shortage and to sell Russian gas to neighboring countries. Razai also said that Iran's Supreme National Security Council approved the Rasht. Astra Corridor, and that the Iranian Minister of Roads will soon sign and implement the contract. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Nikitin said that the two sides signed a package of documents in Tehran on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Astra train, including a protocol that gives Russian engineers access to the ground along the entire route for surveys. The line will connect the Russian and Iranian railway network into one system and open a smooth route to the Persian Gulf and South Asia. The 162 km line, financed by Russia with approximately 1.6 billion euros as part of an agreement from 2023, is the missing link of the international north. The Southern Transport Corridor, which connects Russia to the Indian Ocean via Iran and bypasses routes controlled by the West.