{"id":480028,"date":"2025-05-22T07:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=480028"},"modified":"2025-05-22T07:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:55:48","slug":"iran-seals-20-year-strategic-pact-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/iran-seals-20-year-strategic-pact-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran seals 20-year strategic pact with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defence ties<br \/>\nAccord also includes clauses aimed at boosting economic ties by strengthening direct interbank cooperation<br \/>\n Moscow<br \/>\nIran\u2019s parliament approved a 20-year strategic partnership on Wednesday between Moscow and Tehran, state media reported. The agreement represents a deepening of bilateral ties including closer defence cooperation.<br \/>\nRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed the strategic partnership document on January 17.<br \/>\nThe Russian legislative branch approved the pact in April. While the agreement does not include a mutual defence clause, it says both countries will work together against common military threats, develop their military-technical cooperation, and take part in joint exercises.<br \/>\nSince the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Iran and Russia have deepened military ties, with Western countries accusing Iran of providing missiles and drones for Russian attacks on Ukraine. Tehran denies providing weapons for Russian use in Ukraine.<br \/>\nThe strategic pact also includes several clauses aimed at boosting economic partnership, notably by strengthening direct interbank cooperation and promoting their national financial products.<br \/>\nA free trade deal between Iran and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union went into effect last week, cutting down tariffs to boost trade between the two economies, which are both under heavy Western sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence ties Accord also includes clauses aimed at boosting economic ties by strengthening direct interbank cooperation Moscow Iran\u2019s parliament approved a 20-year strategic partnership on Wednesday between Moscow and Tehran, state media reported. The agreement represents a deepening of bilateral ties including closer defence cooperation. 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