one time , moscow and iran had contact for the fourth times in thirty years , nato officials noted thursday . " [ an iran ] delegate sat with assistant director director for military affairs and political strategy martin erdmann , " commented chief alliance spokesman lawrence appathurai . the iranian ambassador in brussels offered to talk on the visit . the visit to brussels by the iranian government was the first " since the regime of the dynasty " defeated by the clerics khomeini led iranian revolution in 1979 .
Martin Erdmann works for Iran as a diplomat.