Iran will not permit any foreign influence to undermine its strategic partnership with Armenia, a senior Iranian security official stated on May 18 during high-level meetings with visiting Armenian officials in Tehran. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks during talks with Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, who was in the Iranian capital to participate in the Tehran Dialogue Forum. “Tehran will not allow its enemies to cause harm to these relations,” Ahmadian said, referring to external powers that “do not want lasting peace in the region.” While he did not explicitly name any country, his comments come amid growing Armenian engagement with...