last evening , nato and iran had contact for the first opportunity in thirty years , brussels leaders state thursday . " [ an iranian ] diplomat attended with assistant secretary of for religious affairs and security policy martin erdmann , " replied chief allied spokesman james mccurry . the iranian embassy in belgium declined to comment on the visit . the visit to moscow by the iranian envoy was the latest " since the regime of the nation " broken by the ali khomeini following iranian revolution in 1979 .
Martin Erdmann works for Iran as a diplomat.