Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he will discuss regional order and energy security during his visit to the Russian capital, Moscow.

Before leaving Tehran on Monday, Pezeshkian said Iran would use its position in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to help improve the current situation in the international energy market.

He said the US-Israeli aggression against Iran earlier this year and the continued support of the US and its European allies for Israel’s destabilizing actions in West Asia had made regional energy transit routes insecure.

The Iranian president said he and other leaders of the GECF, a bloc that accounts for more than 70% of global natural gas supplies, would discuss these security concerns at their summit in Moscow.

“…we will have important discussions about how to ensure the security of energy transit routes, guarantee freedom of trade, and address existing insecurities,” Pezeshkian said.

He also said the visit could lead to a further expansion of relations between Iran and Russia, describing the current state of bilateral ties as “desirable.”

“Cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is expanding day by day. We strive to further develop bilateral interactions and cooperation in various fields,” he said.

Pezeshkian said Iran, Russia, and other like-minded countries would continue to work together to challenge the dominance of the US dollar in the international monetary system.

“It cannot be accepted that a country, merely because it possesses the principal international currency, creates sanctions and restrictions for other countries… The continuation of this trend is not possible for the global community, and many countries of the world oppose unilateralism,” he said.