In 2018, then-President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and has since remained a staunch critic of the agreement. The potential construction of additional nuclear power plants in Iran is focused on energy and electricity production, not weapons development.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad partnership pact

Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian signed an agreement in Moscow for a strategic partnership covering trade, military cooperation, and culture. On Friday in Moscow, a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran was signed.

Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement in a move likely to concern Western governments.

Russia and Iran have signed a 'comprehensive strategic partnership treaty' in the Kremlin, covering trade, military cooperation, science, education, and culture. The agreement, signed by Presidents Putin and Pezeshkian,

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and sign a strategic partnership treaty. This meeting focuses on enhancing bilateral ties and comes amid concerns from Western nations about possible defense cooperation between Iran and Russia.

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.

Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow. View on euronews

"Velikaya Novoselka. Our troops have been pulled around it. The situation is stable. We keep it under control," the source said

According to the Iranian president, the signing of the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia has demonstrated that the two countries "have this very approach."