Iran has long sought an alliance to protect it in the face of potential conflict with adversaries, but the text of the agreement falls short of obligating either party to provide military support in the event of foreign aggression.

Iranian media have reported that during the visit of Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, to Moscow, a 20-year cooperation treaty was signed between Iran and Russia.

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.

Russia and Iran sign a 20-year strategic partnership agreement to bolster military, political, and economic cooperation amid Western sanctions and escalating tensions.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty in Moscow, enhancing ties in politics, trade, security, and energy. This landmark agreement deepens collaboration between two heavily sanctioned nations and marks a pivotal shift in global alliances.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks in Russia on Jan. 17 after which they will sign a long-awaited comprehensive strategic partnership pact, the Kremlin said on Monday.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran.

Russia and Iran plan to sign a new 20-year treaty, and it is missing a key element in its territorial integrity clause: Crimea.

The two countries signed 20-year cooperation pact, but despite anti-US stance there are limits to their partnership.

While agreement doesn't specify arms transfers between the two sanctioned countries, Putin offers aid to Tehran's nuclear program as he and Pezeshkian express hope for a Gaza truce

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian signed a new strategic cooperation pact as the two countries brace for the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.