Iran and Russia deepen cyber ties with new agreement

Iran and Russia signed a strategic agreement to expand cooperation in cybersecurity, cybercrime prevention, and internet governance, including exchanging expertise on national internet control and advocating tighter global platform rules. The deal mirrors provisions from earlier accords and is viewed by experts as formalizing existing ties rather than imposing new obligations, including a stated intent not to conduct cyberattacks against each other. The report notes both countries’ restrictive internet environments, Russia’s “sovereign internet” efforts, and growing collaboration involving Russian firms like Rostelecom-Solar and Positive Technologies.