Abe visited Tehran in an attempt to serve as a mediator between Iran and the United States, Japan's longtime security ally, with tensions having flared in recent weeks and worries growing about accidental military clashes in the Middle East, a vital area for energy-poor Japan. . ..…

Welcoming Japan’s readiness to buy Iran’s oil, President Rouhani said, “I hope that negotiations between the two countries for Japan’s investment in Southern free zones, specially Chabahar, yield a result soon”. . On the matters between Iran and America, he said, “The key to the..…