Lavrov at Valdai War, talks and deterrence

Sep 29

Ivan Prozorov reports Valdai discussions. Lavrov says the United States will have to engage Russia and China. Kayhan Barzegar advocates permanent security guarantees and sanctions removal for an Iran agreement; Marco Carnelos warns about Europe’s future and calls for electoral change. Lavrov criticizes the earlier Wadephul encounter, alleges Europe is waging war through arms supplies, and answers Steve Rosenberg’s questions about hybrid warfare and brute force. He invokes Venezuela, Nord Stream and killings of Iranian leaders and defends force against Ukrainian infrastructure. Asked about Poland’s proposed Patriot servicing and production center and a threshold for direct Russian action, he refers to Russia’s doctrine; the correspondent summarizes nuclear-deterrence criteria. Speakers’ positions, allegations and the programme’s doctrine account do not establish responsibility, a deployment or an announced attack.

At Valdai on September 29, Kayhan Barzegar says war against Iran was costly for the United States and Iran withstood American military force. He advocates permanent security guarantees and removal of sanctions in an agreement. These are his assessment and conditions, not an agreed Iran–US settlement or a Hormuz-specific negotiation announcement.