The world must return to a policy of "maximum pressure" against Iran to turn it into a more democratic country, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg told an Iranian opposition event in Paris on Saturday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg was in Paris on Saturday, attending an event at Paris-based Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI),

According to Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, the world should return to the policy of “maximum pressure” on Tehran. This is necessary to turn Iran into a more democratic country,

An agreement on a 'comprehensive strategic partnership' between Iran and Russia will be signed when Iran's president visits Moscow on Friday, Russia said.

Russia is poised to sign a “comprehensive strategy partnership” with Iran in a further strengthening of an authoritarian axis of evil.

The Kremlin revealed that the leaders will be meeting in Moscow on Friday to come to an agreement on their "comprehensive strategic partnership".