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Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow.
ADVERTISEMENTRussia and Iran have signed a partnership treaty involving closer military cooperation, three days before the return of US President-elect Donald Trump to the White House. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian met in Moscow on Friday to sign the deal, which covers everything from trade to science. The two countries, both of which are targeted by ongoing Western sanctions, have grown closer in recent years. Russia is accused by Kyiv and the West of using Iranian-made drones in its war with Ukraine, which Moscow and Tehran have denied. Putin hailed the “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” as a “real breakthrough” for the wider region, while Pezeshkian praised the “vital, sensitive and strategic” relations between the two nations. The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the timing of the Russia-Iran deal had nothing to do with Trump’s upcoming inauguration on 20 January. However, the Iranian president made an apparent allusion to the US while discussing the importance of the treaty. “They come from another side of the world to make chaos in the region,” Pezeshkian said, in a reference most likely directed at the US. “These ties will defuse their plot, definitely.”Russia and Iran used to have troubled relations before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Their ties have improved since then, especially in recent years, when they have both suffered as a result of Western sanctions. Moscow was hit by a raft of economic sanctions because of its war in Ukraine, while Tehran continues to be targeted for its nuclear ambitions. The West says that Moscow signed a $1.7bn (€1.65bn) deal with Iran for its Shahed drones, not long after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February 2022. In return, Iran hopes to receive advanced SU-35 fighter jets so that it can upgrade its fleet, which has been hit hard by sanctions. To date, Moscow has only provided Tehran with a few Yak-130 trainer jets. There have also been reports in the Iranian media of Russia potentially supplying Iran with more advanced air defence missile systems, in case Tehran is attacked by its foe Israel. Both Russia and Iran suffered significant geopolitical setbacks last year. Iran’s so-called “Axis of Resistance” was dealt a series of massive blows at the end of 2024. These included Israel’s successful efforts to weaken Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group, in Lebanon.Both Russian and Iranian influence in the Middle East was weakened by the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December. The countries had been his two key allies, whose support allowed him to cling onto power during Syria’s brutal 13-year civil war.
