“There is a good opportunity…. in order to transport Russian gas and oil through the territory of Iran, there are buyers in the countries ... of the Persian Gulf," Asadzadeh told reporters at Russian Energy Week.
The official added that Iran and Gazprom had created a roadmap for cooperation on gas fields.
12 October 2022, 13:05 GMT
"After this situation that happened between Russia and Ukraine, at the moment our cooperation with Russia has begun to expand more and more ... Iran has also been under the sanctions regime for a long time, so Russia and Iran now understand each other more and strengthen relations," Asadzadeh said.