Iran’s defense chief, in Moscow, expected to meet Russian counterpart

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan arrived Tuesday in the Russian capital to attend the Moscow Conference on International Security, which is being held in the city for the sixth consecutive year. Dehqan is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu as well as participate in a trilateral meeting with Shoigu and the defense minister of Syria. The Iranian minister is leading a delegation of senior defense officials and military officers.