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By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the signing of a strategic partnership treaty involving closer defence cooperation that is likely to worry the West.

Russia has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Iran. Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the document today, according to Russian media. The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement was agreed following talks in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow. View on euronews