Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad partnership pact
Russia and Iran plan to sign a new 20-year treaty, and it is missing a key element in its territorial integrity clause: Crimea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Friday to build a gas pipeline to Iran aimed at eventually transporting up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year to the West Asian country.
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.
Russia may supply up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, as Moscow diversifies its gas flows after a dramatic fall in exports to Europe.
The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks in the Kremlin before the signing of a broad cooperation pact to deepen their partnership amid stinging Western sanctions.
The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.
Hal Brands is a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. This essay is adapted from his new book, “The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
Both outgoing President Biden and the newly inaugurated President Trump have been consistent in their statements: the USA does not want World War
The Iranian regime has never looked so weak and vulnerable, with its empire of terror in tatters (thanks to Israel) and mounting crises at home (thanks to its corruption). Amid the doom and gloom, Iranian elites have at least been able to count on the continued flow of oil revenues needed to line their own pockets,
Trump needs to make clear to Russia and China that the United States will not abandon the targets of their aggression, Ukraine and Taiwan.