Ali Baghri Kani, Assistant Secretary of the Iranian Supreme Council for National Security: The cooperation between Iran and Russia will thwart Washington's bets on putting pressure on Iran. Lieutenant General Razai said that the projects "transporting Russian gas to Iran" and the "North-South Corridor" are two strategic projects that will dispel illusions about the possibility of subjecting the Islamic Republic of Iran to pressure. He added that these two projects will make other countries more dependent on Iran and increase their need for it in a tangible way.

Ali Baghri Kani, Assistant Secretary of the Iranian Supreme Council for National Security: The cooperation between Iran and Russia will thwart Washington's bets on putting pressure on Iran. Lieutenant General Razai said that the projects "transporting Russian gas to Iran" and the "North-South Corridor" are two strategic projects that will dispel illusions about the possibility of subjecting the Islamic Republic of Iran to pressure. He added that these two projects will make other countries more dependent on Iran and increase their need for it in a tangible way.