“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (Moscow) and Tubal (Tobalsk): And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws… And Persia (Iran) with you…” – Ezekiel 38:3-5
THE ALGEMEINER reports: The Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian have deepened military ties between their countries as of last week by signing a 20-year strategic partnership.
Under the agreement, Russia and Iran will boost cooperation in a wide range of areas including security services, military drills, warship port visits, and joint training.
Neither will allow their territory to be used for any action that threatens the other and will provide no help to an aggressor attacking either nation, according to the text, which also said they’ll work together to counter any military threats.
But it did not include a mutual defense clause of the kind included in a treaty between Russia and North Korea, which the West says has seen North Korean troops deployed to fight in Ukraine.
Nor was there specific mention of arms transfers, a topic of particular concern to the US and its allies, though the two sides said they’ll develop “military-technical cooperation.”
Pezeshkian, on his first Kremlin visit since winning the presidency last July, hailed the treaty as an important new chapter in bilateral relations, while Putin said that Moscow and Tehran share many views on international affairs.
“This [treaty] creates better conditions for bilateral cooperation in all areas,” Putin said, emphasizing upside for economic ties and trade, which he said was mostly carried out in the two countries’ own currencies… (Continue reading)
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