Tehran and Moscow Forge 20-Year Strategic Partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are set to sign a "comprehensive strategic partnership" treaty in Moscow on January 17 as Moscow and Tehran seek to further strengthen their relationship after years of deepening cooperation. The Kremlin announced earlier this week that Pezeshkian would visit Moscow and sign a new partnership agreement. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed at a news conference on January 14 that a treaty would be signed, saying that the process of preparing it took about…