Putin approves 20-year Russia-Iran strategic partnership deal

President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law approving a strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran, following the endorsement of both houses of parliament.

Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, approved the deal during its 16 April session after it was ratified by the lower house, the State Duma, on 8 April.

The 20-year collaboration seeks to expand cooperation between Russia and Iran across multiple sectors, with the possibility of automatic extension for subsequent five-year periods.

The tactical deal covers areas including trade, banking, transport, energy, peaceful nuclear energy, arms control, and the fight against international terrorism.

The Federation Council, following the ratification, stated that Russia and Iran would deepen relations in security and defence, and closely coordinate activities at the regional and global levels.

President Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the two-decade comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in Moscow on 17 January.

After the signing, Putin noted that the document lays out a roadmap for a long-term alliance between Moscow and Tehran in a range of sectors, including trade and investment.

The “breakthrough document,” he explained, would create “the necessary conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia and Iran, and the entire common Eurasian region.”

Putin approves 20-year Russia-Iran strategic partnership deal