Russia and Iran signed a new treaty underpinning their economic and military cooperation, in what both sides cast as a major milestone in their relations.
Moscow has looked to the Islamic republic as a strategic ally since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, worrying Western officials who see both as malign actors on the world stage.
The two sides agreed to help each other counter common “security threats”, according to a copy of the text published by the Kremlin. But they stopped short of a mutual defence pact like the one signed between Russia and North Korea last year.
They also agreed that if e...
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