Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia.

 

 

 

Pictured above: The Evil Exchange.

The last two sentences of the article below read;

“Several Western countries have said Iran’s nuclear program is designed for the ultimate goal of building nuclear weapons. Tehran claims its nuclear activities are only for civilian energy purposes.”

Does anyone in America, in the West, believe Iran is enriching uranium solely for “civilian energy purposes?” A novice, a casual observer ought to know that the effort is not expended to purify, enrich uranium to 60%, which is one step away from enriching it to 90% and nuclear weapons grade uranium, when uranium is enriched to THREE PERCENT for use in nuclear power plants to generate electricity, and uranium enriched to a higher percentage than 3% is useless for civilian energy purposes.

Talk will not halt Iran’s nuclear weapons development. Sanctions won’t stop them. Steve Witkoff certainly won’t stop them, but maybe he can make some great deals on timeshares in Florida and real estate.

Iran will stop their nuclear weapons development program by only one thing. Strength and resolve on the part of President Trump and the American government, working hand in hand with Israel, in wiping out all of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. All of them. Every centrifuge. Every deep underground nuclear facility. No uranium to be found in Iran. No centrifuges. Nothing left remaining giving Iran the capability to create nuclear weapons.

That is the only course of action to take.

Iran will talk, talk, talk, stall, and lie, lie, and lie some more. Endlessly. Then they’ll have nuclear weapons, and those in America and the West will react in surprise. Astounded that while they were negotiating,g Iran went ahead and enriched, purified uranium to 90% and began work on nuclear weapons.

And the hot air, rhetoric will ensue.

I am old enough to remember vividly the Cuban Missile Crisis. Know the only thing the Soviets and Kruschev understood? Strength and resolve. Power exerted by President John Kennedy and the American government. Say what you will about President Kennedy — he got the Soviets to blink, back down, and remove the missiles in Cuba.

Will President Trump be known for the same legacy, or for refusing to act when he should have in the manner he should have, thus allowing Iran to become bonded with Russia even greater and have the nuclear weapons they have lusted after ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

They are so close, after all these years, there is no way they will stop.

Only through America and Israel annihilating, blowing up, and removing every bit of Iran’s nuclear development program. Every bit of it. Leaving nothing remaining.

Only then.

Because Iran becomes closer to Russia and stronger by the day as a result of no actions taken on the part of America, other than sanctions, and sanctions do not, have not stopped Iran’s focus on nuclear weapons development.

Russia and Iran. Enemies for centuries. Now allies and best friends. Only in the past few years. After being at odds with each other, bitter enemies for centuries.

Can you say Ezekiel 38?

Hummm…

Read on…

Ken Pullen, Tuesday, April 22, 2025

 

 

Russia Ratifies Strategic Partnership With Iran, Strengthening Military Ties

 

April 22, 2025

By Ailin Vilches Arguello

Reprinted from the algemeiner

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law officially ratifying a 20-year strategic partnership agreement with Iran, further strengthening military ties between the two countries.

Signed off by Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in January, the Strategic Cooperation Treaty will boost collaboration between Moscow and Tehran in areas such as security services, military drills, warship port visits, and joint officer training.

According to Russian and Iranian officials, the treaty is a response to the increasing geopolitical pressure from the West. Iran’s growing ties with Russia come at a time when Tehran is facing mounting sanctions by the United States, particularly on its oil industry.

Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said the agreement “stands as one of the most significant achievements in Tehran-Moscow relations.”

“One of the most important commonalities between the two countries is the deep wounds inflicted by the West’s unrestrained unilateralism, which underscores the necessity for broader cooperation in the future,” Jalali told Iranian state media last week.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also praised the agreement, saying that Iran and Russia “are strategic partners and will continue to be so in pursuit of shared interests and for the good of the two nations and the world.”

“We are at the apex of collaboration with Russia in the history of our 500-year-old relationship,” Araghchi wrote in a post on X.

“This does not mean that the two countries recognize the legitimacy of the sanctions, but they have designed their economic cooperation in such a way that even in the presence of sanctions, they can achieve desirable results,” the top Iranian diplomat continued, apparently referring to U.S. economic pressure on both countries.

The cooperation treaty was approved by the State Duma – the lower house of Russia’s parliament – earlier this month and passed by the Federation Council – Russia’s upper house of parliament – last week, with the presidential signature remaining as the final step.

Under the agreement, neither country will permit its territory to be used for actions that pose a threat to the other, nor will they provide assistance to any aggressor targeting either nation. However, this pact does not include a mutual defense clause of the kind included in a treaty between Russia and North Korea.

The agreement also enhances cooperation in arms control, counterterrorism, peaceful nuclear energy, and security coordination at both regional and global levels.

As Russia strengthens its growing partnership with the Iranian regime, Moscow’s diplomatic role in the ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks could be significant in facilitating a potential agreement between the two adversaries.

Indeed, Russia, an increasingly close partner of Iran, could play a crucial role in Tehran’s nuclear negotiations with the West, leveraging its position as a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council and a signatory to a now-defunct 2015 nuclear deal that imposed limits on the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Tehran and Washington are set to have a third round of nuclear talks in Oman this weekend.

After Saturday’s second round of nuclear negotiations in Rome, Araghchi announced that an expert-level track would begin in the coming days to finalize the details of a potential agreement.

“Relatively positive atmosphere in Rome has enabled progress on principles and objectives of a possible deal,” Araghchi wrote in a post on X. “For now, optimism may be warranted but only with a great deal of caution.”

According to a Guardian report, Russia could be considered a potential destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and a possible mediator in any future nuclear deal, particularly in the event of breaches to the agreement.

This option would allow Russia to “return the handed-over stockpile of highly enriched uranium to Tehran” if Washington were to violate the deal, ensuring that Iran would not be penalized for American non-compliance.

Some experts and lawmakers in the U.S. have expressed concern that a deal could allow Iran to maintain a vast nuclear program while enjoying the benefits of sanctions relief. However, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff recently said that Iran “must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.” The comment came after Witkoff received criticism for suggesting the Islamic Republic would be allowed to maintain its nuclear program in a limited capacity.

Several Western countries have said Iran’s nuclear program is designed for the ultimate goal of building nuclear weapons. Tehran claims its nuclear activities are only for civilian energy purposes.