• Moscow has said it was not obliged to help Iran under a potential U.S. attack after President Donald Trump warned Tehran against getting a nuclear weapon.
  •  , Trump said the U.S. was having direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program which western countries fear will lead to it developing a weapon. Tehran, which says its program is for peaceful purposes, said the meeting in Oman would be through an intermediary.

Source: newsweek.com

the Russia-Iran partnership, while close, lacks a formal mutual defense pact. The Iranian-Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed in January 2025 between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, deepened military and economic ties—evidenced by Iran supplying Shahed drones to Russia for use in Ukraine.   this treaty does not include a clause requiring Russia to militarily defend Iran if attacked. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko explicitly highlighted this on April 8, 2025, noting that the strategic partnership does not mandate military assistance in such scenarios. This reflects a deliberate choice by Moscow to keep its commitments flexible, avoiding entanglement in a direct U.S.-Iran conflict.