March 28, 2017. Center from left: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with President of the Islamic Republic of Hassan Rouhani. From right: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. From left: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehdi Sanai, Chief of Staff of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Hahavandiin and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.