The two countries signed 20-year cooperation pact, but despite anti-US stance there are limits to their partnership.

From Syria to Libya to Georgia, Putin's grip on his global empire is loosening. Thus far only Turkey and Israel benefit. Will the West rise to the occasion too?

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian may discuss the situation in Syria, the Middle East, and Iran's nuclear programme on Friday, during Pezeshkian's visit to Russia, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran. The Kremlin says the “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take their cooperation to a new level.

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

Actions of Israel are gross violation of international legal decisions, including the many decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly,' Russian envoy tells UN Security Council - Anadol

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Moscow on January 17 to sign a strategic partnership treaty that has been years in the making. The long-awaited cooperation agreement will govern relations between the two countries for the next 20 years, Iran's ambassador to Moscow has said.

For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.

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

The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold, experts say.