Posted on 04/16/2025 4:23:16 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, ratified a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Wednesday, Russia's TASS state news agency reported.
President Vladimir Putin signed the 20-year strategic partnership pact with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in January. The upper house ratification means the treaty is now in effect.
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And close ties with China even as it's reaching out to the U.S.
Russia has a long history of reaching out to all sides, playing them off each other, ready to shift its support as circumstances change.
A little Techno to start your day Marky!
Compliments of The Trump and Thee Putin. Enjoy!
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This is the effect of democrats...
...and the zeepers who joined them.
“Russia also has close ties with Israel.”
Those ties are military. Russian generals talking to their Israeli counterparts. Now that there is no Syria, Russia is hedging with their new found Iranian friends.
Islam has always been the military wing of the Communist party.
They run deeper. Over a million Russian Jews emigrated to Israel, creating strong cultural ties.
On Multiple Fronts, Russian Jews Reshape Israel.
The forgotten Jews of the Red Army.
Putin, Peres unveil Netanya memorial honoring Red Army.
The other tribe: Israel’s Russian-speaking community and how it is changing the country.
And yet there are still Scoffers
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