Posted on 01/20/2015 7:20:54 AM PST by elhombrelibre
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran and Russia signed an agreement Tuesday to expand military ties in a visit to Tehran by the Russian defense minister.
Sergei Shoigu, in remarks carried by Russian news agencies, said Moscow wants to develop a "long-term and multifaceted" military relationship with Iran. He said that the new agreement includes expanded counter-terrorism cooperation, exchanges of military personnel for training purposes and an understanding for each country's navy to more frequently use the other's ports.
Iran's Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan urged greater cooperation as a means of opposing American ambitions in the region. Moscow and Tehran have staunchly supported Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout Syria's civil war, while Washington advocates regime change and supports rebel groups.
"Iran and Russia are able to confront the expansionist intervention and greed of the United States through cooperation, synergy and activating strategic potential capacities," Dehghan said. "As two neighbors, Iran and Russia have common viewpoints toward political, regional and global issues."
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Both Russia and Iran have different but strong vested interests to destroy ISIS. Let the events evolve.
Is this the beginning of the battle of Gog/Mahgog?
Well, that would certainly reduce the Chechnyan problem.
Kerry met with the Iranian foreign minister on the 16th. I guess things were approved for Russia by the administration. Jarrett must be happy.
How so?
I am pretty sure it is [Sarcasm] ;-)
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