Russia and Iran sign Partnership Treaty

Putin: Strategic Agreement With Iran Marks a New Era of Cooperation

Jan 17, 2025

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Russia is of particular importance, since a major strategic partnership agreement with Iran will be signed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

“Your visit today is of particular importance. Because we will not only have the opportunity to discuss all areas of our cooperation, but we will also sign a major basic agreement between Russia and Iran on a comprehensive strategic partnership,” Putin said at a meeting with Pezeshkian.

The new treaty between Russia and Iran will give an additional impetus to all areas of cooperation between the countries, the president added.

Russia and Iran continue to implement joint projects, including in nuclear energy, and there are other possible projects in the field of energy, Putin said.

“We are continuing our major projects, including the nuclear energy project. We have other possible projects in the energy sector. There are good prospects in the field of logistics,” Putin said during talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is on an official visit to Moscow.

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Inside the Russia-Iran Comprehensive Partnership Treaty: What’s In It and Why It Matters

Jan 18, 2025

Three years of negotiations on a new strategic partnership pact between Russia and Iran reached a fruitful conclusion Friday with a signing ceremony in the Kremlin attended by top officials, including Presidents Putin and Pezeshkian. What’s inside the agreement, and what will it mean for regional and international security? Here’s what to know.

The 47-article Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty signed January 17 includes a heavy focus on security, with the parties broadly agreeing to “strive to deepen and expand relations in all areas of mutual interest, strengthen cooperation in security and defense, engage in close coordination of activities at the regional and global levels.”

The treaty includes an overarching commitment to “mutual respect” for one another’s national and security interests, support for multilateralism in world affairs and “rejection of unipolarity and hegemony” – a clear nod to US policy and Washington’s so-called ‘rules-based international order’.

“If one [party] is subject to aggression, the other shall not provide any military or other assistance to the aggressor that contributes to the continuation of aggression,” and strive to resolve the conflict through diplomacy on the basis of the UN Charter, the agreement says.

Furthermore, the parties commit not to allow each other’s territory to be used to support separatists or engage in any other hostile actions against one another.

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