Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said he had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "As part of the high-level consultations between Iran and Russia, and following the recent meetings between senior officials of the two countries, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Razai, and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation to discuss the current situation in the region and around the world, with a special focus on the Middle East," according to a statement published on his Telegram channel.