A picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, right, greets Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while attending a religious ceremony in a mosque at his residence in Tehran, Iran.

The commander of foreign operations in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Qassem Soleimani, visited Moscow last week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and high-ranking military commanders, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

“General Soleimani held a meeting with President Putin and high-ranking Russian military and security officials during a three-day visit last week… They discussed the latest developments in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon,” Fars said, quoting unnamed sources.

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