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Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on January 17 to sign a historic Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement, expanding cooperation across key sectors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, who will visit Moscow on an official visit.
On 17th January, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian will sign the Agreement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Iran.
Two leaders will discuss the prospects for further expansion of bilateral cooperation, including in trade, investment, transport, logistics, and culture, as well as current regional and international issues.
In interview with IRNA, Iran's Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said that the visit of President Masoud Pezeshkian to Moscow will be “historic” and the new agreement would cover all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
The new agreement covers politics, economics, modern technologies, information and cybersecurity, peaceful nuclear energy, defence and military matters, the fight against terrorism, environmental issues, and the combat against money laundering and organized crimes, the Iranian diplomat added.
Both Russia and Iran are under heavy Western sanctions that include restrictions on their vital energy industries.
Pezeshkian's visit to Russia comes just days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump comes to power who is seeking peace deals in both the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery in Siberia and a seaport in Dagestan in the past 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He will meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss air defences for Ukraine over winter.
Eight Muslim-majority countries have launched a joint push for wider international action against trade linked to Israeli settlements, seeking to build momentum from new measures announced by the UK and other Western governments.
Saudi Arabia is facing a problem that goes beyond the latest Houthi attacks on its southern oil facilities. The kingdom is now dealing with pressure on energy exports at the Strait of Hormuz to the east and the Red Sea route to the west.
Two Azerbaijani sailors were killed on Wednesday when a foreign cargo ship they were travelling on was attacked by drones in the Black Sea, Baku's Foreign Ministry has said.
Iceland’s government plans to introduce legislation in February to permanently ban commercial whaling, potentially leaving Norway and Japan as the world’s only countries still allowing the practice.
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