TEHRAN, IRAN – 13 NOVEMBER: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (5th L) meets Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (5th R) at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
![Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (C) meets Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (not seen) at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016 [Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161113_2_20119261_15999960-e1507971787950.jpg?w=471&h=315&ssl=1 "Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Matviyenko in Tehran")
Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (C) meets Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (not seen) at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016 [Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency]
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) meets Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (not seen) at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
![Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani in Tehran, Iran on 13 November 2016 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161113_2_20119303_16000058-e1548934839871.jpg?w=391&h=262&ssl=1 "Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Matviyenko in Tehran")
Former speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani in Tehran, Iran on 13 November 2016 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (not seen) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (not seen) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
TEHRAN, IRAN – NOVEMBER 13: Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko (L) and Chairman of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani (R) hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2016. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )