For Tehran, the pact offers a strategic ... broader geopolitical realignment, as Iran and Russia seek to challenge U.S. influence by building alternative defense and economic frameworks.

Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated ...

Iran's parliament approved a 20-year strategic partnership on Wednesday between Moscow and Tehran, state media reported. The ...

Iran, in turn, wants sophisticated Russian weapons like long-range air defense systems and fighter jets to help fend off possible attacks by Israel. Russia has supplied Iran with S-300 air defense ...

Iran-Russia Security Pact: ... Moscow has supplied Iran with the S-300 air defense system, but Tehran is keen on also acquiring the S-400 and the Sukhoi-35 fighters for deterrence against air attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian signed a new strategic cooperation pact ... to Russia. Iran is seeking Russia’s S-400 advanced air-defense system ...

The agreement reportedly does not include a mutual defense clause. Russia and Iran are both under severe Western sanctions, including restrictions on their energy industries. Pezeshkian’s visit ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia and Iran intend to sign a “comprehensive” treaty, which will include closer defense cooperation. “The treaty on a ...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran, the Kremlin said Monday. The ...

The timing also underscores a broader geopolitical realignment, as Iran and Russia seek to challenge U.S. influence by building alternative defense and economic frameworks. The pact, signed by ...

Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated ...