In a sign of the closer relations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is slated to travel Monday to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a meeting Tuesday, Putin and Rouhani are scheduled officially to discuss projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure and technology. And for Iran, Syria provided a stable land corridor through which to send arms and cash to the Lebanese Hezbollah. On Iran, President Trump has taken a much more hawkish stance than his predecessor, putting the Tehran government “on notice” within the first two weeks of his presidency. Read more:Senators agree on Iran sanctions measureFormer Iranian president Ahmadinejad banned Twitter.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2017 09:00 UTC