Trump, Russia and Iran

Russia’s growing ties with Iran have shaped the war in Ukraine. A new treaty will raise the stakes for Trump’s administration
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran are set to finally sign a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that’s been in the works for months.
Trump's Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so. Bessent told U.
Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
Russia and Iran to Seal Partnership Pact Ahead of Trump Term
Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, at a summit on Friday to sign a new pact, as the two countries brace for the return of US President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.
Russia and Iran draw closer with new pact before Trump returns
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian signed a new strategic cooperation pact as the two countries brace for the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump t
Russia and Iran sign cooperation treaty days before Trump's inauguration
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow. View on euronews

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Russia and Iran Sign Cooperation Treaty in the Kremlin
The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to ...
Russia is on pace to run out of financial reserves by this fall, which would cripple war efforts, economist says
Russia has spent most of its National Wealth Fund in the past few years, with liquid funds potentially being depleted in 2025 ...
Ukraine’s drone war continues to degrade Russia’s energy sector
While the ground war in eastern Ukraine has settled into a grinding war of attrition, where Russian forces sacrifice hundreds, sometimes thousands, of troops a day, for small, incremental advances, ...
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Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War
Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power. In pressing for greater ...
Cold War lessons could be key for special operations forces as the US military focuses on China and Russia
US special operations forces could be leveraged in ways similar to the way they were in the Cold War as the US military ...
Russian Economy Time Bomb: Putin Warned of 'Seismically Disruptive' War Debt
About half of Russia's military budget is off the books, according to Craig Kennedy, a former Morgan Stanley investment ...
Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio calls for concessions to be made by Ukraine and Russia to end war
The Florida senator told colleagues during his confirmation hearing that neither Russia nor Ukraine can achieve ultimate ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer pledges new air defence system as Putin’s drones threaten his Kyiv visit
North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces may all be dead or wounded by mid-April, a leading US war analyst has ...