Russia & Iran Sign 20 Year Defense And Energy Pact!

James Kaufman will news report today, January 17th, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Russia and Iran sign 20-year defense and energy pact. I hope Israel understands what this means for any future attacks on Iran. President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Mossad Pezeshkian of Iran on Friday signed a 20-year pact between their countries at the Kremlin just three days before President Trump's inauguration. Dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, the Kremlin is hailing it as bringing relations with the Islamic Republic to a new level, enshrining the two-country status as a strategic partnership. Putin hailed the real breakthrough, creating conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia and Iran and the entire region. Russian media has described that it covers all spheres, including defense, counterterrorism, energy, finance, transportation, industry, agriculture, culture, science, and engineering. The Allies are also working on linking their national payment systems. According to the Russian leader in 2024, the shares of transactions in Russian rubles and Iranian rials exceeded 95% of all of their bilateral trade operations. Putin further said in a press conference with Pezeshkian, our countries firmly uphold the principles of the supremacy of international law The sovereignty of states, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. As for Pezeshkian, he said the following, quote, we witness a new chapter of strategic relations. The Iranian president said, adding that the countries were set to expand trade ties and also boost the level of security cooperation. The pact is heavily focused on defense and security cooperation. This pact confirms the party's desire for closer cooperation in the field of defense and interaction in the interests of peace and security at the regional and global levels. God bless you and yours, folks. It's going to get ugly out there. Please share, subscribe, and always remember, anything's possible in Bizarro World.