The move comes as nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington are in doubt, raising fears of a renewed crisis in the Middle East with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening possible military action if no deal is reached.

Newsweek has reached out to the State Department for comment.

Why It Matters

The agreement deepens Iran’s alignment with Russia at a time when both countries are under intense pressure from Western sanctions. For Tehran, the pact offers a strategic hedge as nuclear talks with the U.S. falter over uranium enrichment. For Moscow, it secures a critical partner in the Middle East amid its ongoing war in Ukraine and growing isolation from the West. The timing also underscores a broader geopolitical realignment, as Iran and Russia seek to challenge U.S. influence by building alternative defense and economic frameworks.

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Source: https://www.newsweek.com/iran-russia-defense-pact-us-nuclear-attack-threat-2075102

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South Korean officials announced the decision to reconsider its current stance of only providing humanitarian aid and reconstructive assistance following Putin’s visit to North Korea, where he signed a mutual defense treaty that bound Russia to defend Pyongyang in the event of an attack. Putin made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday in which communist dictator Kim Jong-un welcomed him with lavish festivities and gifted him two Pungsan hunting dogs.

North Korea had once maintained a similar mutual defense treaty with the fallen Soviet Union, but Russia had not taken measures to commit to military intervention in defense of the rogue communist state until this week.

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Source: https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2024/06/21/putin-threatens-south-korea-arming-ukraine-would-be-a-very-big-mistake/

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Their meeting in the French capital will take place after pro-Russian officials in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria last week appealed to Russia for “protection”. There is mounting concern that the territory could become a new flashpoint in Moscow’s two-year war against Ukraine.

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China is likely to react negatively, having earlier this year accused Washington of “stoking the fire” when the Philippines increased the number of bases the U.S. military could use to nine.

The four additional sites approved were located close to potential flashpoints for China, as three faced north towards Taiwan and one was near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing recently sparred over a disputed atoll.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-considering-seeking-greater-base-access-philippines-top-admiral-says-2023-09-14/

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