Iran calls for Ukraine talks as it hosts Russian security chief

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Russia's Security Council said the two senior officials "discussed in detail bilateral cooperation in the field of law enforcement, including public security and the fight against terrorism and extremism".
51% : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday met Russia's Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran, as seen in this picture provided by the Iranian presidential office - -Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani called for dialogue to end the war in Ukraine during a meeting Wednesday in Tehran with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev.
51% :"Iran supports any initiative leading to a ceasefire and peace between Russia and Ukraine based on dialogue," Shamkhani said, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
41% : Shamkhani, during the meeting with Patrushev, underlined the "creation of joint institutions to deal with the sanctions" imposed on Russia and Iran, IRNA said.
38% : An adviser to Ukraine's president said Patrushev's visit to Iran showed the Kremlin was "exhausted".
36% : Tehran denies the allegations.
36% : Kiev dramatically curtailed diplomatic relations with Tehran in September due to alleged arms shipments to Moscow.
33% :Iran has been rocked by nearly two months of protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, after her arrest by the morality police for allegedly breaking the nation's strict dress code for women.
23% : In late October the European Union and Britain announced new sanctions against Iran, targeting three generals and an arms company "responsible for supplying Russia with suicide drones" to bomb Ukraine.

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