Moscow continues to bring closer positions with its different allies. First it was with North Korea, with which it signed on June 18, 2024. Now, it is Iran’s turn, with which it has signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty with the aim of strengthening their relationships in all subjects, especially in the military.
The treaty was signed last Friday in Moscow during the visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was making his first visit to the Kremlin since he won the elections last July. “Iran is an important partner for us with whom we are developing multifaceted cooperation“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the president.
During the visit, the president of Iran He traveled accompanied by his Minister of Petroleum, So it is possible that they talked about how to avoid international sanctions in this sector. Regarding the offensives in Gaza and Lebanon, the Iranian president agreed with Putin that this type of aggression should come to an end.
This agreement will last 20 years and some of the objectives that have been established are respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of both countries or not leaving their territories to carry out hostile activities against the other. “This creates better conditions for bilateral cooperation in all areas,” Putin defended after signing the agreement. “We need less bureaucracy and more concrete actions. We will be able to overcome any difficulties created by others and move forward,” added the Russian president.
It should be noted that Putin’s country has used Iranian drones on several occasions during the war with Ukraine, while the United States stated in September that Tehran supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to carry out offensives against Ukraine. However, Tehran denied these accusations.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow has been strengthening ties with countries hostile to the United States, such as North Korea or China, with whom it also signed a strategic partnership agreement.
