Iran and Russia close to agreement as regime threatens revenge against Israel

Iran and Russia is getting closer to an agreement it will strengthen their defense cooperation and strengthen military ties at a time when Western countries are increasingly concerned about regional wars in Europe and the Middle East.

“The upcoming agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Iran will be a serious factor in strengthening Russian-Iranian relations,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, according to a Reuters report.

The foreign minister, who said the treaty would be signed “in the near future,” said the agreement would “affirm” both Iran and Russia’s “peace and security interests at the regional and global levels.”

President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, October 23, 2024. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/Poole)

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Details of the agreement remain unclear, and Lavrov did not specify what form this defense partnership would take.

A similar agreement was signed between Russia and North Korea It followed Pyongyang’s decision earlier this year to send about 10,000 troops to its embattled neighbor, who could potentially be deployed to fight in Ukraine, according to concerns raised by the Pentagon.

But with Iran already providing defensive assistance to Russia to wage a brutal war in Ukraine, Western security officials are concerned about more than just the implications of this partnership for the war in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who once enjoyed a strong relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, does not appear to be openly involved in the unfolding fight in the Middle East, unlike Russia’s main adversary, the United States.

However, a Wall Street Journal report published earlier this month said Moscow is providing Houthi terrorist group with satellite data to assist him in his repeated attacks on Western ships in the Red Sea. According to the report, the information was transferred from Russia to “members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) … infiltrated into the ranks of the Houthis in Yemen”

Houthi supporters attend a rally against US-led strikes on Yemen and Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 23, 2024. (AP/Osama Abdulrahman)

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Russia has also increasingly called on Israel to show “restraint” when it comes to escalating tensions in the Middle East, which has seen it launch an invasion of Lebanon and strike Iran, which directly funds and arms terrorist organizations including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. is at war with Jerusalem.

Tehran once again threatened Jerusalem with a retaliatory strike following Israel air strikes were carried out on Friday. A series of retaliatory attacks continues as Israel seeks to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), responded to the threats Tuesday by saying, “If Iran makes the mistake of launching another rocket attack on Israel, we will learn how to do it again.” get to Iran.”

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, IDF Chief of General Staff, is commanding the strike against Iran from Camp Rabin along with Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar. (IDF)

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Halevi warned that Israel would continue to build up its attack “capabilities and locations” previously “delayed” if Iran responded with another strike on the Jewish state.

“We did this for a very simple reason: we may have to strike again. This event is not over yet, we are still in the middle of it,” he said, speaking from Ramon Air Base in Israel. “I tell you: we are well prepared on all fronts.”