“President Raisi will seek new balances. Iran will look further East “

TEHERAN – Iran’s foreign policy in recent years “has been biased towards the West”, we need to find “a new balance by looking more at the East, at China, at Russia”. In the diplomatic circles of Tehran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian he is considered one of the most capable and influential men. A moderate conservative, with political support that goes far beyond the foreign ministry or parliament and comes directly from the Guardians of the Revolution, which allowed him to cross two opposing presidencies – the populist of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the moderate of Hassan Rouhani – always maintaining the role of Deputy Foreign Minister.