Russia & Iran Presidents Sign Partnership Treaty

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges. Russia &...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges.

Russia & Iran Presidents Sign Partnership Treaty

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Russia on Friday for the signing of a broad cooperation treaty as his country grapples with growing economic problems and other challenges. After laying a wreath at the Unknown Soldier’s Tomb at the Kremlin Wall, Pezeshkian was to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s their third meeting since Pezeshkian’s election in July.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” to be signed by the two leaders covers all areas — from trade and military cooperation to science, education and culture. The signing comes ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to broker peace in Ukraine and take a tougher stance on Iran.

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Iran joined the BRICS bloc of developing economies and Pezeshkian attended its summit, which was hosted by Russia in Kazan. Russia and Iran, which had troubled relations in the past, developed cordial ties after the 1991 Soviet collapse, with Moscow emerging as a key trade partner and supplier of weapons and technologies for Tehran, which has faced bruising international sanctions.

Russia has built Iran’s first nuclear plant that was launched in 2013 and is building two more nuclear reactors there. Russia’s ties with Iran have grown even closer after Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Ukraine and the West have accused Tehran of providing Moscow with hundreds of exploding drones for use against Ukraine, which Moscow and Tehran have denied.

Russia and Iran also pooled efforts to shore up Bashar Assad’s government during Syria’s civil war but failed to prevent his swift demise last month after a blitz opposition offensive. In particular, Iran wants sophisticated Russian weapons like long-range air defense systems and fighter jets to help fend off possible attacks by Israel

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