WEB DESK: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed a cooperation pact, deepening the partnership between two of the world’s most heavily sanctioned nations.
Iranian and Russian officials said the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” covers areas from trade and military cooperation to science, culture and education.
At a joint news conference with Pezeshkian in Moscow on Friday, Putin praised the deal as a “real breakthrough creating conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia, Iran and the entire region.”
The Kremlin earlier said that the treaty will enhance the “military-political and trade-economic” relations between Tehran and Moscow, though the specifics remain undisclosed.
Pezeshkian said the two countries were entering a new chapter in relations, especially in trade.
The leaders said the two countries would intensify cooperation across a range of areas including politics, security, trade, transport and energy.
Both countries have increased their trade activities in response to Western sanctions. Iran has already provided Russia with self-detonating “Shahed” drones, which Moscow has used in its nightly strikes on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian and Western officials.
