Russia and Iran Deepen Energy Cooperation

Iran and Russia are enhancing further their energy cooperation as Russian companies signed a deal to develop oilfields in Iran and the countries discuss the creation of a natural gas hub in the Islamic Republic.  Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad is currently on a visit to Moscow, where the two countries that are under U.S. sanctions committed to increase their cooperation.     Early this year, Iran and Russia signed a so-called Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, which included – among various other…