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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian talk to each other during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian talk to each other during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left,, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive to attend a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left,, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive to attend a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - In this photo released by the Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops travel in a plane from Rasht in northern Iran, to Kermanshah in western Iran, during a drill on Jan. 5, 2025. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)

FILE - In this photo released by the Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops travel in a plane from Rasht in northern Iran, to Kermanshah in western Iran, during a drill on Jan. 5, 2025. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP, File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a signing ceremony for a partnership treaty to deepen their ties after their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a signing ceremony for a partnership treaty to deepen their ties after their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - Under a picture of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 16, 2007. (Sajjad Safari/Mehr News Agency via AP, File)

FILE - Under a picture of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 16, 2007. (Sajjad Safari/Mehr News Agency via AP, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo at their meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin via AP, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo at their meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin via AP, File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, attends a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, attends a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)