Press TV, Iran: Putin has officially ratified a 20-year strategic partnership agreement with Iran

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Press TV, Iran:  Putin has officially ratified a 20-year strategic partnership agreement with Iran

That Russia has in the past day fully ratified the strategic partnership agreement with Iran was not featured on Russian state news, to my knowledge, but it is understandable that Teheran takes special comfort from this formal completion of their special relationship with Russia. And it is for this reason that this morning Press TV invited my comment on the development.

https://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/133398

Regrettably there were some technical problems with the skype connection which cut off some of what I was saying, particularly at the start of the interview. Nonetheless the main points are clear enough: namely that the closeness of Teheran and Moscow have made Putin an essential adviser to Witkoff on how to deal with the Iranians and to reach an agreement that will look good enough to silence the war hawks on Capitol Hill and in Tel Aviv, yet still respect the sovereignty and dignity of Iran.   As I say here, I foresee a possible role for Russia in the eventual inspection and verification procedures that will be embodied in any US-Iran agreement on their nuclear program.

Though Iran’s security is greatly enhanced by its being bracketed by two big friends, China and Russia, these two Great Powers provide rather different support to Iran.  China presently is engaged in a hot trade war with the United States and cannot offer any assistance on the diplomatic front, but, especially due to its combative posture vis-à-vis Washington can and does threaten the US with real harm to its interests if Washington were to do something stupid against Iran.  For its part, the Russians offer precisely the diplomatic support to Iran that is very timely for the talks with Washington.

At the same time, Russia’s being useful to Team Trump in reaching an accord with Iran demonstrates concretely what benefits can accrue to Washington if it treats Russia with greater civility. And this will contribute to the realization of US-Russian détente.

©Gilbert Doctorow, 2025

Translation below into German (Andreas Mylaeus)

Press TV, Iran: Putin hat das 20-jährige strategische Partnerschaftsabkommen mit dem Iran offiziell ratifiziert

Dass Russland in den vergangenen Tagen das strategische Partnerschaftsabkommen mit dem Iran vollständig ratifiziert hat, wurde meines Wissens in den russischen Staatsnachrichten nicht erwähnt, aber es ist verständlich, dass Teheran diese formale Vervollständigung seiner besonderen Beziehungen zu Russland als besonderen Trost empfindet. Aus diesem Grund hat Press TV heute Morgen mich um einen Kommentar zu dieser Entwicklung gebeten.

https://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/133398

Leider gab es einige technische Probleme mit der Skype-Verbindung, die dazu führten, dass einiges von dem, was ich sagte, abgeschnitten wurde, insbesondere zu Beginn des Interviews. Nichtsdestotrotz sind die wichtigsten Punkte klar genug: nämlich, dass die Nähe zwischen Teheran und Moskau Putin zu einem wichtigen Berater Witkoffs gemacht hat, wenn es darum geht, wie mit den Iranern umzugehen ist und ein Abkommen zu erreichen, das gut genug aussieht, um die Kriegsfanatiker auf dem Capitol Hill und in Tel Aviv zum Schweigen zu bringen, und das dennoch die Souveränität und Würde des Iran respektiert. Wie ich hier bereits sagte, sehe ich eine mögliche Rolle für Russland bei den eventuellen Inspektions- und Überprüfungsverfahren, die in jedem Abkommen zwischen den USA und dem Iran über das iranische Atomprogramm enthalten sein werden.

Obwohl die Sicherheit des Iran durch seine Einbettung in zwei große Freunde, China und Russland, erheblich verbessert wird, unterstützen diese beiden Großmächte den Iran auf recht unterschiedliche Weise. China befindet sich derzeit in einem heißen Handelskrieg mit den Vereinigten Staaten und kann keine Unterstützung an der diplomatischen Front anbieten, kann aber, insbesondere aufgrund seiner kämpferischen Haltung gegenüber Washington, den USA mit einer realen Beeinträchtigung derer Interessen drohen, falls Washington etwas Dummes gegen den Iran unternehmen sollte. Die Russen ihrerseits bieten dem Iran genau die diplomatische Unterstützung, die für die Gespräche mit Washington genau zum richtigen Zeitpunkt kommt.

Gleichzeitig zeigt die Tatsache, dass Russland dem Team Trump bei der Erzielung eines Abkommens mit dem Iran behilflich ist, ganz konkret, welche Vorteile sich für Washington ergeben können, wenn es Russland mit mehr Höflichkeit behandelt. Und dies wird zur Verwirklichung der amerikanisch-russischen Entspannung beitragen.

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Gilbert Doctorow's latest book, "War Diaries. The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is a unique contribution to literature on the war thanks to the author's reports on the Russian home front written during his periodic visits to St Petersburg at a time when Russia no longer issued visas and nearly all Western journalists had left the country. Doctorow's two-volume "Memoirs of a Russianist" published in 2020 also constitutes a category of its own, consisting largely of diary entries rather than reminiscences written decades later.. Volume 2 focuses on the community of 50,000 expatriate managers working and living in Moscow during the 1990s, about which none of his peers has yet to write. Gilbert Doctorow is a professional Russia watcher and actor in Russian affairs going back to 1965. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1967), a past Fulbright scholar, and holder of a Ph.D. with honors in history from Columbia University (1975). After completing his studies, Mr. Doctorow pursued a business career focused on the USSR and Eastern Europe. For twenty-five years he worked for US and European multinationals in marketing and general management with regional responsibility. From 1998-2002, Doctorow served as the Chairman of the Russian Booker Literary Prize in Moscow. During the 2010-2011 academic year, he was a Visiting scholar of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Mr. Doctorow is a long-time resident of Brussels.

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3 thoughts on “Press TV, Iran: Putin has officially ratified a 20-year strategic partnership agreement with Iran”

  1. No, seriously, Skype?? Have a loot at Microsoft Teams, it’s free even for small groups and connection quality is superb.

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  2. Given this is not a Mutual Defense and National Security Treaty I cannot see how this helps either nation going forward given the power arrayed against both by the Anglo-Saxon Imperialist forces and the direct threats already against both nations.

    The agreement also lacks mutual payments systems or long term financial and economic development support for Iran. Being “officially ratified” now by the Duma does not change nor improve anything.

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  3. These two powers, Islamic Iran and Christian orthodox Russia seem like unlikely allies.

    maybe this is realpolitik.

    And the professor is dead right, its a massive trump card if Russia can help USA prevent war with Iran. Iran will be ecstatic that Russia is in their corner.

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