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US National Security Council suspends officials responsible for Ukraine, Iran, and North Korea matters – WP
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has authorized a "full review" of dozens of career White House officials. This includes those responsible for issues related to Iran and North Korea's proliferation of nuclear weapons,
Factbox-What Are Russia's Strategic Treaties With Iran, North Korea and China?
(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.
The National Interest1d
Russia Needs Iran Now More Than Ever
The necessity of entering into agreements with third countries to sustain the war challenges the Kremlin’s notion of military superiority.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.
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Russia’s growing ties with Iran have shaped the war in Ukraine. A new treaty raises the stakes for Trump’s administration
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.
Russia-Iran Pact Will Not Include Mutual Defence Clause, TASS Cites Iranian Envoy
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A strategic cooperation agreement that Russia and Iran are poised to sign will not include a mutual defence clause like pacts that Moscow has signed with Pyongyang and Minsk, the state TASS news agency reported on Thursday, citing Iran's envoy.
The Week5d
How US special operations forces are turning their focus on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran
The US special operations forces, now pivotal in cyber and space, focus on countering China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, leveraging alliances and providing strategic advantages to the US
Opinion
North Korean Troops Become Cannon Fodder for Russia
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North Korean Troops Are Bleeding Out in Kursk
A few months ago, the South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence services revealed that North Korea had sent approximately 11,000 troops to fight on behalf of Russia. “As of mid-January 2025, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) forces had highly likely sustained around 4,
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
Russia is about to sign a pact with Iran - should the West be worried?
The agreement is similar to the one Moscow signed with North Korea last year - as Vladimir Putin attempts to show the world is changing, and that, in his view, the US-led global order is crumbling.
Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
North Korea tells United Nations it is a 'responsible nuclear state'
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.
Russia to sign ‘comprehensive’ deal with Iran in tightening of new anti-West axis
Russia is poised to sign a “comprehensive strategy partnership” with Iran in a further strengthening of an authoritarian axis of evil.