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Parliament ratifies partnership treaty with Russia
The deal, which was signed by Presidents Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin in January, was already ratified by Russia's State Duma last month.
It passed the Iranian Parliament with 191 votes in favor, eight against and three abstentions among the 212 members present.
Putin has called the treaty a "breakthrough document," while Pezeshkian said it would "open a new chapter in relations."
The pact has a duration of twenty years and establishes the legal framework for long-term cooperation in various sectors, including defense, energy, industry, agriculture, finance, transportation, science, culture, and technology.
Primarily, the long-term agreement seeks to promote investments in oil, gas, and the development of peaceful nuclear energy. It also aims to establish an international payment system that is independent of third-party countries and operates using national currencies.
Based on the treaty, Russia and Iran are committed to helping each other counter common “security threats” and exchange intelligence in that direction.
The agreement also stipulates that if either side is subjected to aggression, the other will not provide “assistance to the aggressor.”
Iran and Russia, as two close and strategic allies, have over the past years deepened relations in various fields, despite heavy Western sanctions.
Both countries are under heavy Western sanctions and have increasingly coordinated their diplomatic and economic policies.