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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-trilateral-summit-russia-sides-with-iran-against-israel-and-us/
In Trilateral Jerusalem Security Talks, Russia Sides with Iran Against Israel and U.S.
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - Russia's top national security adviser, Nikolai Patrushev, spoke out on behalf of Iran during trilateral meetings with Israel and the U.S. in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Patrushev rejected the view held by the U.S. and Israel that Iran represents "the main threat to regional security" and said Israeli airstrikes in Syria against Iranian forces and its proxies were "undesirable." Iran "was and remains our ally and partner," he stressed. Patrushev also said the Russian Defense Ministry had determined that the U.S. drone downed by Iran last week had entered Iranian airspace, as Tehran claims. Moreover, he lauded Iran's ongoing presence in Syria.