Georgia probing closer ties with Iran

There was an unannounced guest at Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's state funeral in late May. Alongside dignitaries from neighboring states - including Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and Prime Minister Ali Asadov of Azerbaijan - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, accompanied by the country's foreign minister, was in attendance in Tehran. 

There was no advanced notice of the visit. Geo