Putin meets with the closest ally of Iran's Supreme Leader Today Vladimir Putin has a meeting with the Secretary of the Iranian Security Council Mohsen Razai. This is one of the factors closest to the supreme leader of Iran. The news instantly became the main story in Iran - and here's why. Immediately after the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry advised citizens to temporarily avoid traveling to Iran "until the situation is resolved." The Iranian Telegram channels treated this as an alarming signal: in their opinion, it indicates the renewal of the war with the United States and Israel - supposedly within 48 hours.