Rouhani pushes new rail links and Iran-Azerbaijan and China economic ties
Strategically, what Iran is hoping to do in Gilan Province is to prepare itself to withstand the U.S. sanctions and even benefit in coming years.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan (L) hold a joint press conference following their meeting at Sadabad Complex in Tehran, Iran on February 27, 2019(photo credit: IRANIAN PRESIDENCY HANDOUT/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
