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Russia and Iran sign 'comprehensive strategic partnership' treaty

18 January 2025
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2025-01-18 11:27

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday signed a new comprehensive strategic partnership agreement following bilateral talks in Moscow. According to the document, published on the Kremlin website, the two countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, defense, security, space, energy and counterterrorism, among other areas.

The agreement also states that both countries will reject third-party sanctions against each other and will prevent the use of unilateral coercive measures. During the talks, the two leaders also discussed various foreign policy issues, and the positions of Moscow and Tehran largely aligned.

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